SALKANTAY PASS, Peru – Our hiking group had reached the highest point of our trek through the Andes to Machu Picchu. Now our guide was leading us in a Quechua ritual. We took turns placing stones in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. View of Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the ...

Get up early in Machu Picchu, they said. Stay overnight in the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge and awaken in the dark. Come the dawn, a strange feeling might pass through you. Unusual things could happen ...

Your journey starts in Cusco, a charming town sitting at an altitude of 11,150 feet (3,400m) that is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was the Incan capital for close to ...

Note: Some of the below destinations may be affected by the civil unrest in Peru. Check with the U.S. Department of State before traveling. It's hard to believe this iconic "lost city of the Incas" ...

July 24th marks the 100th anniversary of Hiram Bingham’s rediscovery of Machu Picchu, which awoke the world to the beauty and mystery of the “Lost City of the Inca.” Celebrations around the world are ...

Researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Paleogenomics Lab helped conduct the first investigation of genomic diversity among people buried at Machu Picchu, the renowned 15th century Inca palace in southern ...