This UNESCO site is an architectural marvel that Shawn Mendes recently visited. Here’s everything you need to know about ...

Although the reconstructed temples are the most impressive buildings, Machu Picchu’s most important structure is the Intihuatana or “hitching post of the sun,” a mysterious abstract stone ...

He uncovered a few Inca-carved stone walls and bridges but dismissed the ruins and ultimately focused on Machu Picchu. Savoy uncovered much of the rest. So what then was this city that Bingham had ...

In 1911, local farmers in Peru led American explorer Hiram Bingham to the ruins of Machu Picchu, an Incan city built high in the Andes Mountains, introducing the outside world to this architectural ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological sites ... With 2,500 visitors per day wandering around the sacred stones, the temples are starting to topple. Structures that held for more than ...

As you climb the ancient trail of the Incas and catch glimpses of Machu Picchu, situated on a mountaintop in the Sacred ...

Many archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was a summer retreat for the ... When the landscape proved too inhospitable for stone, they used straw, constructing beautiful bridges like the Keshwa ...

Share When you think of Peru, you probably think of the same thing that I do — Machu Picchu. I try to always “live like a local” when I travel, but this is one bucket list item I share with ...

a 20-minute walk from Machu Picchu's entrance. From there, head to the Temple of the Sun to admire the exquisite Incan masonry and a granite stone that may have served as the Inca's calendar.