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 ...

After four days of trekking the Inca Trail, I had just reached a pass where I had my first view of Machu Picchu. I thought ... Misty conditions wrap the stone engineering in a soft cloak of ...

“Few romances can ever surpass that of the granite citadel” — he later wrote — “of Machu Picchu, the crown of ... clifftop fortress of sun-dappled stone calls to mind Tolkien’s Minas ...

Pisac in particular has great examples of these plus fine stone works allowing it to also act as a mountainside fortress defending the southern approach to Machu Picchu. Afterwards, you’ll visit ...

Built high in the Peruvian Andes on the western edge of the Amazon Basin, the Inca stronghold of Machu Picchu has astounded and confounded visitors since it was unveiled to the wider world more ...

Peru's famous Machu Picchu site is getting an international airport. Work started this week on preparing the ground for the airport. A million tourists visit Machu Picchu every year. The government ...

Inca mastery of landscape and environment is epitomised at Machu Picchu, their most famous ruin ... When the landscape proved too inhospitable for stone, they used straw, constructing beautiful ...

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.