A Japanese tourist who has had a ticket to visit the world heritage site Machu Picchu in Peru since March finally got to visit the Inca citadel ruins on Saturday. Jesse Takayama got in after he put in ...

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For four days we’d schlepped over mountain passes in Peru’s Andes, muddy trails and slippery rocks. My head was aching from a collision with a tree branch, my left cheek filled with a wad of coca ...

A valley between Leymebamba and Chachapoyas. Over the past few decades, Peru has been trying to weightily designate a number of its archaeological sites as “the next Machu Picchu,” after the famed ...

Machu Picchu was brought to the world’s attention after American Hiram Bingham III rediscovered the Incan site more than a century ago, a blip in time for the high-altitude ruins that date to the 15th ...

Cuzco (also spelled Cusco) is where the Incas once laid the foundations of their empire, and ancient ruins still stand near the once capital city — Machu Picchu is a sight to be seen at least once in ...

LIMA, Peru — Peru's government on Wednesday backtracked on plans to outsource the sale of entry tickets to Machu Picchu to a private company, a week after protesters blocked access to the country's ...

July 1 (UPI) --A wildfire in Peru is threatening the iconic Incan ruins of Machu Picchu after a blaze burned 49 acres in the Andean mountains on Thursday, officials said. Smoke continued to billow ...

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 ...

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian police said on Tuesday they would deport five tourists and prosecute another after they allegedly damaged stonework and defecated among the ruins at Machu Picchu, an Incan ...

LIMA, July 1 (Reuters) - Peruvian firefighters largely controlled wildfire near the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu on Friday, though remained alert for a possible resurgence of the blaze due to strong ...