The Incas—a civilization that ruled over vast swathes of South America's Andean region in the 15th and 16th centuries—intentionally built Machu Picchu, and other cites, in a location where tectonic ...

Experience a full journey to Machu Picchu with an in depth exploration of the iconic Inca citadel. Discover breathtaking views, ancient architecture, and the rich history behind one of the world’s ...

Yale Professor Hiram Bingham was on an expedition up the Urubamba River, west of Cusco, Peru, in search of Vitcos, the “lost capital” of the Incas. It was here that the remnants of the once-vast Inca ...

Imagine if, within a few hundred yards of an airport control tower, you saw landscaped terraces created by the Incas—and just after takeoff, your plane passed right over Ollantaytambo, one of the most ...

Researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Paleogenomics Lab helped conduct the first investigation of genomic diversity among people buried at Machu Picchu, the renowned 15th century Inca palace in southern ...

Standing atop the mountains in the southern highlands of Peru is the 15th-century marvel of the Inca empire, Machu Picchu. Today, the citadel is a global tourist attraction and an icon of precolonial ...

WHY IT RATES: Machu Picchu is one of the world's most popular historical travel destinations, and travel agents have a new way to help clients see the ancient site..-Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior ...

Machu Picchu, the famous 15th-century Inca site in southern Peru, is up to several decades older than previously thought, according to a new study led by Yale archaeologist Richard Burger. Burger and ...

Only an hour into a one-day trek on the Inca Trail and I’m already doubting myself. The 12 kilometres to Machu Picchu started out flat but I’ve been climbing what feels like an endless set of stairs ...