The Inca Trail is approximately 26 miles long and leads to one of the most iconic sites in the world: Machu Picchu. Millions of people trek to the 15th-century Citadel to see a well-preserved Incan ...
Peru's most famous site is changing. Two leading travel specialists reveal their strategies for the perfect visit in 2026.
Located at the top of the Andes in Southern Peru, Machu Picchu is one of the most popular tourist destinations worldwide. As a UNESCO World Heritage site and a highly regulated Peruvian Historical ...
While on the Inca Trail, every step — past ancient ruins, up stone staircases and over Dead Woman's Pass — brings hikers closer to their final goal: reaching Machu Picchu. Trains and buses drop ...
Standoff over bus service recently stranded some 1,400 tourists and prompted authorities to deploy emergency evacuation ...
Machu Picchu, the remains of a 15th Century Inca city, is Peru's most popular tourist destination, and a Unesco world heritage site. Yet a continuing dispute over the buses that take visitors up to ...
Michael McCulloch had learned about blind people “dying from inactivity.” Physical inactivity leads to most chronic illnesses, according to a 2012 study, so McCulloch wasn’t wrong in his fear of ...