Thinking of hiking Peru’s famed Inca Trail? Here’s what to know about Machu Picchu’s recent protests, and why it could lose ...

That’s not Machu Picchu’s fault, of course. The dramatic sweep of terraces and walls perched 8,000 feet above Peru’s Urubamba River Valley is suitably impressive, the stuff of travel posters and ...

So thick are the torch-bearing crowds during the pre-dawn trek from Wiñay Wayna that the final leg to Machu Picchu’s Sun Gate ...

While on the Inca Trail, every step — past ancient ruins, up stone staircases and over Dead Woman's Pass — brings hikers closer to their final goal: reaching Machu Picchu. Trains and buses drop ...

For four days we had schlepped over Andean mountain passes, muddy trails and slippery rocks. My head was aching from a collision with an aggressive tree branch, my left cheek filled with a wad of coca ...

From a terrifying cliff climb, to trekking in the Andes, and trying (and failing) to get a selfie with a llama, our writer ...

Bursting with ancient mysteries and rugged Andean culture, the Inca Trail is an unforgettable hike to experience in Peru. Once the main passageway for the Inca to enter Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail is ...

This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference in our community, reported by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. Eighteen of the Wisdom Walkers trekked more ...

For those with a palate for adventure, hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Peru makes the top of the "to do" list. As is customary of adventure groups to the trail, we first arrived in Cusco for a ...

No trip to Peru is complete without exploring the Inca ruins that surround Cusco, but many travelers rush straight to Machu ...

LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police arrested over 200 people accused of illegally entering the campus of a major Lima university, while authorities in Cusco shut the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu and the ...