Located in the Cusco region of Peru at 2,400m above sea level, lie the ruins of Machu Picchu, the most familiar icon of the Inca civilization. Most archaeologists maintain that Machu Picchu was built ...

HINT: This country’s flag also featured its name, so we’ve blurred it. This country’s name is said to have come from ...

Peru opened the ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after he waited almost seven months to enter the Inca citadel, while trapped in the Andean country during the coronavirus outbreak.

1989, 1990, 1991, 2003 and 2005: technical missions; October 1997: IUCN/ICOMOS joint technical mission; October 1999: World Heritage Centre, IUCN/ICOMOS joint technical mission; June 2002 and April ...

Travel through Peru’s dazzling natural beauty, rich cultural traditions, and intriguing pre-colonial empire. Begin in the capital city of Lima with some of the very best of Peru, including viewing the ...

Machu Picchu has always carried an almost magnetic pull. Perched high in the Peruvian Andes, the 15th-century Inca citadel draws more than 1.5 million visitors each year. Its stone terraces and ...

Who, or what, built the pyramids? It's the age old question for our times, and one that I recently discussed on a canal boat after drinking numerous pints. We didn't come to a consensus, but I'm of ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Why should the adventure stop when you lay down your bags and bed down for the night? There’s no shortage of unusual accommodation to ...

High in the Andes, near the gates of Machu Picchu, a wave of unrest in mid-September left hundreds of visitors stranded at Peru’s iconic Inca ruins while exposing long-simmering tensions between ...