Hiking the Incan Trail to the ancient stronghold of Machu Picchu sits at the top of many travelers’ wish lists. The sacred citadel—which sits perched high up in the Andes Mountains—was “discovered” ...

Machu Picchu is many things. It's an ancient Incan city and a stunning site to behold. It's an archeological wonder that is counted as an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it makes numerous Top 10 lists ...

THIS ancient city, hidden high in the Andes mountains, was designed to be a death trap. Even today human bones prove its bloody history. Returning home wearing the obligatory brightly coloured chullo ...

There is a right way and a wrong way to visit a wonder of the world. The wrong way mostly includes showing up without a plan. The right way is a more delicate operation, one you should coordinate with ...

From magnificent megacities to grand architectural ensembles, many great cities have disappeared from the world map for ...

Machu Picchu, the 600-year-old Incan citadel in modern-day Peru, is notoriously hard to get to. Built on a narrow ridge in the Andes Mountains, this UNESCO world heritage site is still difficult to ...

The Incas—a civilization that ruled over vast swathes of South America's Andean region in the 15th and 16th centuries—intentionally built Machu Picchu, and other cites, in a location where tectonic ...