Machu Picchu, the remains of a 15th Century Inca city, is Peru's most popular tourist destination, and a Unesco world ...

Firefighters have been battling the blaze that spread after local farmers burnt grass and debris in the area on Tuesday, according to Reuters. The mayor of the nearby city of Cusco said the fire had ...

LIMA, Peru – Currently only a handful of tourists visit Peru's ruined city known as the "cradle of gold" each day, those willing to make a two-day hike to reach its majestic solitude that was once a ...

LIMA, Peru – The ruined city known as the "cradle of gold" was once a mountaintop refuge of Incan royalty, with elegant halls and plazas much like those of fabled Macchu Picchu just 30 miles (50 ...

Known as the "Machu Picchu of the North,” Kuélap is a massive pre-Inca fortified citadel built by the Chachapoyas people.

The Peruvian government has initiated a controversial proposal to construct a new road to the famed “lost city” of the Incas, Machu Picchu. Opponents of the idea fear it would destroy the character of ...

WHAT once was known as a lost city might today be described more accurately as an Inca Camp David. Ninety-seven years after the discovery of Machu Picchu in the Andes, the site continues to reveal its ...

Peru authorities scramble helicopters to rescue stranded tourists. LONDON, Jan. 26, 2010 — -- Hundreds of tourists, including about 500 Americans, are trapped in the historic Peruvian city of ...