Peru’s Ministry of Culture has said that Machu Picchu is open to the public again. The historic site, which is also the most popular place for tourists to visit in Peru, had been closed for almost a ...

There are ways to explore this popular UNESCO World Heritage Site — and help protect it for generations to come.

Peru is often defined by the mystical ruins of Machu Picchu, but the country holds far more archaeological treasures than ...

The Boca Raton Museum of Art is hoping to bring the magic of Machu Picchu to Florida this fall with an unprecedented showcase of golden treasures paired with a virtual reality experience that will ...

Machu Picchu is celebrated as an Inca masterpiece—but the evidence suggests something far older lies beneath. The precision ...

Until now, historians had to rely on the Spanish conquistadors to guess at the age of the Incan citadel, high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Researchers now have evidence that human habitation began ...

Peru’s top destination reopened February 15, 2023 after an almost month-long closure due to political unrest in the South American country. Machu Picchu (Photo by Carlos Garcia Granthon/Fotoholica ...

Machu Picchu, the royal retreat of the Incan emperor Pachacuti, sits atop the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Meaning "Old Mountain" in the Quechua Indian language, the complex was constructed in the 15th ...

Machu Picchu, Peru's most important tourist destination and one of the 7 Wonders. (Photo by Gustavo Basso/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Machu Picchu is a historic site like few on earth. One of the seven ...

Hidden away for centuries in the mountainous cloud forests of Peru, the well-preserved Incan ruins of Machu Picchu are a must for any traveler’s bucket list. Though the site’s origins remain ...