New DNA analysis reveals that people from as far as Amazonia once lived and worked in the Inca royal estate. By Laura Baisas Published Jul 26, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Llamas, ponchos, Machu Picchu and Paddington Bear, Peru is often encapsulated into cliches. But step beyond and you’ll discover a country of diverse landscapes — mountains, sea, desert and Amazonian ...

WHY IT RATES: The diversification to the region creates new opportunities for the small ship cruise line’s well-traveled guests to experience bucket-list destinations. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse ...

Protests in Peru are blocking access to Machu Picchu, one of South America’s most popular heritage sites, with local anger over a new ticketing system halting rail transport to the iconic Incan site ...

I became a travel planner specializing in South America after moving to Chile from the US in 2014. The author has been working as a personal South America travel consultant for the last eight ...

This is a tour of Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu Peru base camp. I arrived here to visit Machu Picchu, I did the tour the next ...

Peru indefinitely shut the famed ancient ruins of Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American country.

Peru is entering Phase Four of its reopening, which include the beginning of tourism reactivation. Of note: In November, Machu Picchu will begin to receive tourists under strict biosecurity measures ...

Dec. 19 (UPI) --Peru Rail announced it will resume service to Ollantaytambo station on Monday after all train travel to the ancient Incan site Machu Picchu was shut down almost a week ago. Protesters ...

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 ...