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 ...

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

When it comes to must-visit travel destinations, Machu Picchu is at the top of many people’s list. The Incan ruin was built as a citadel in the 15th century and is now a UNESCO World Heritage site ...

Machu Picchu is a World Heritage site and is also considered a new wonder of the world. But for how much longer? Photo: Getty Images Tourism at Machu Picchu is once again disrupted by violent protests ...

It's hard to describe the experience of visiting Machu Picchu. People who've visited like to call it "breathtaking." While cliché, it's not inaccurate. How often are you standing on an Andean peak, ...

A new semi-aquatic rodent, named Incanomys mayopuma, was discovered near Machu Picchu in Peru’s Cusco region at 2,800 meters above sea level. This small mammal, with gray fur, vestigial ears, and hind ...

The site covers some 80,000 acres. UNESCO named it a World Heritage Site in 1983. Dave Mason When Hiram Bingham, a young Yale professor, discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, he found a site overrun with ...

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 ...