Built high in the Peruvian Andes on the western edge of the Amazon Basin, the Inca stronghold of Machu Picchu has astounded .

Then, start your journey at the House of the Terrace Caretaker and Funeral Rock, a 20-minute walk from Machu Picchu's entrance. From there, head to the Temple of the Sun to admire the exquisite ...

Operators at the Machu Picchu Inca citadel in Peru have agreed to increase the site's capacity from 4,000 to slightly over 5,000 tourists after protests from would-be travelers, it was announced ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological sites ... route leads around the mountain past the Temple of the Moon, which takes about two to three hours. Either way, get ready to feel your ...

Although the Inca Empire reigned across the Americas for just one century, its greatest legacy, Machu Picchu, has intrigued .

The final session in this unit crosses the Atlantic further west to the mountains of Peru where, at the mysterious Machu Picchu, we reconstruct an Inca astronomical Temple of the Sun amidst rock ...

using temple remnants as its foundation. Ivan Kashinsky and Karla Gachet Tourist climb the steps to Machu Picchu. Ivan Kashinsky and Karla Gachet People pause for breakfast at Isabel Jibaja’s ...

Our experts help you decide. Tantalising mysteries surround Machu Picchu's purpose. Possibly a royal retreat or a sacred site for the sun worshipping Incas, it's shaped by cosmology, with ...