A Glimpse into History Machu Picchu's history is as intriguing as its breathtaking scenery. Built in the 15th century under ...

The Inca stronghold of Machu Picchu has astounded and confounded visitors since it was unveiled to the wider world more than 100 years ago by an ambitious Yale professor.

Machu Picchu is a renowned site for the use of stone architecture as well as its ability to withstand the test of time. (Courtesy of Janice Jada Griffin) ...

Historic Sites 6 tourists to Machu Picchu tourists detained for allegedly damaging stone wall, defecating at temple; 5 to be deported By Michael Bartiromo Fox News ...

Peru’s Machu Picchu — heralded as the “Lost City of the Incas” by American explorer Hiram Bingham, who rediscovered the largely forgotten site more than 100 years ago &mdash… ...

Find the complete program transcript, including credits for the NOVA program Ghosts of Machu Picchu, originally broadcast on PBS on January 19, 2010.

They did not know about Machu Picchu — a city built on a mountain in Peru. This table sized book is a bit different. It consists of the photography of 100 areas in this place called Machu Picchu.

You’ve probably seen this before. It’s what everyone pictures when they think of Machu Picchu—the verdant network of stone terraces, temples, and open-walled houses; the soaring peaks of ...

Machu Picchu was home to ancient people from all over South America New DNA analysis reveals that people from as far as Amazonia once lived and worked in the Inca royal estate. By Laura Baisas ...

A mysterious stone statue, possibly the portrait of the great Inca emperor Pachacuti, once stood in Machu Picchu, according to archival research.

Peru's Machu Picchu, an Inca-era stone citadel nestled in its southeastern jungle, reopened on Wednesday after being closed nearly a month ago amid antigovernment protests, the culture ministry ...