Exploring the ancient mystery of Machu Picchu About 50 miles northwest of Cusco, Peru, the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu sit on a mountain ridge 7,875 feet above sea level as the site of "The Lost ...

The ruins of Machu Picchu often are called the “lost city of the Incas,” and are a familiar icon of Peru’s Cusco Region. In her second novel, Hilary Davidson delivers an exhilarating view of Machu ...

Dramatically perched on an Andes mountain ridge some 8,000 feet above sea level in Peru, Machu Picchu is a visual wonder and a technical masterpiece. "It is breathtaking," said Brenda Bradley, an ...

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 ...

Much like the dense forest cloud that envelops Machu Picchu on our early September visit, the citadel and its history remain largely shrouded in mystery. The Inca had no system of writing and left no ...

Introduction / Richard L. Burger and Lucy C. Salazar -- The discovery of Machu Picchu / Hiram Bingham III -- Machu Picchu : mysterious royal estate in the cloud forest / Lucy C. Salazar -- The nature ...

A new book, At the Turning of the Wall, draws its inspiration partly from the wonders of Machu Picchu. The magnificent ...

July 24th marks the 100th anniversary of Hiram Bingham’s rediscovery of Machu Picchu, which awoke the world to the beauty and mystery of the “Lost City of the Inca.” Celebrations around the world are ...

In conquering the Inca Empire nearly five centuries ago, Francisco Pizzaro and the other Spanish invaders never found Machu Picchu. Several centuries passed before westerners finally explored the ...

Sure, Disney may own the trademark to "The Most Magical Place on Earth" but that doesn't mean it's the only place that can deliver that sense of wonder. And Slingo has a new list that will prove it.