There is an additional fee to visit the mountains of Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu, which surround the old city, should you want to hike trails there. After you purchase your ticket – either to ...

From the famed sacred city of the Incas, your Machu Picchu adventure can begin, on storied trails or scenic trains winding through the mighty Peruvian mountains. Before you arrive in the Incas ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological sites. Set in the Andes Mountains, the site was once an estate for the Inca emperor, as well as a place of worship and education. When the Spanish ...

Harry Bingham's father's crowning achievement was his exploration of Machu Picchu almost 100 years ... he marched into the mountains accompanied by a local guide and a Peruvian policeman until ...

Machu Picchu, the royal retreat of the Incan emperor Pachacuti, sits atop the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Meaning "Old Mountain" in the Quechua Indian language, the complex was constructed in the ...

Ian McCurry spent his March in Peru, meeting up with friends and family; here, he poses at the top of Huayna Picchu, his copy ...

You can't ride all the way to Machu Picchu but this trek through the Sacred Valley of the Incas puts you close. Here's what ...

The mountain valley offers views over rugged canyons, surrounded by palm trees and cacti, and has been likened to Macchu Picchu.

At the top of every adventurer’s list is Machu Picchu, a UNESCO World Heritage ... ruins and discover stone terraces and temples amid mountains, peaks, and valleys. Some speculate the site ...

Machu Picchu was the perfect destination for us ... to Santa Teresa on Peru's notorious 28B highway through the Andes mountains. Peru Moto Tours gave us a repair kit with oil, chain lube, inner ...