Machu Picchu is formed of buildings ... could help uncover clues to reveal the reasons for its construction, the activities that took place there, and its subsequent abandonment.

Machu Picchu’s most important structure is the Intihuatana or “hitching post of the sun,” a mysterious abstract stone construction that ancient priests may have used to study the heavens and ...

A 4,000-year-old temple and theater unearthed in Peru sheds light on ancient Andean religious practices and social ...

An ancient Inca city, Machu Picchu evokes a sense of wonder and mystery, a lost place that needed to be rediscovered. Its ...

Question: I visited Machu Picchu in 1984. At that time ... the grounds of sites that were abandoned while they were under construction, and we do not find this evidence in either of those two ...

The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu will reopen on Wednesday, Peruvian officials have announced. The Unesco World Heritage site, which is visited by thousands of tourists a day, was closed more than ...

Machu Picchu, the ancient city high in the Andes mountains, has reopened after nearly eight months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Peruvian authorities organised an Incan ritual to ...

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Once the Incan heartland, Peru has combined this fascinating ancient history with remnants of colonial times and modern ...

For an alternative insight into Incan culture, Mathews Salazar recommends a visit to Choquequirao, often referred to as the smaller-scale second Machu Picchu. Although a cable car is under ...

A tourist bus has crashed at the famous Machu Picchu site in Peru with dozens of people injured. The bus plunged around 50 feet down a steep bank as the driver lost control of his vehicle while he ...

How one of Condé Nast Traveler's own got her loved ones to the Peruvian Andes for wedding celebrations close to the groom's ...