To celebrate our five-year wedding anniversary, my husband and I went to Peru to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. We decided to go in May before the busy season and while the weather is still mild ...

I’m saving up for my dream trip to Machu Picchu. What tips would you give to a first-time visitor? Machu Picchu has definitely become a victim of its own beauty. With the crowds of visitors who come ...

There is a right way and a wrong way to visit a wonder of the world. The wrong way mostly includes showing up without a plan. The right way is a more delicate operation, one you should coordinate with ...

One hundred years after it was discovered, some architectural treasures are still overlooked. On 24 July, 1911, Hiram Bingham III, a young history lecturer from Yale University, climbed a steep slope ...

Why I went: To hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, to learn about the history and culture of the Inca, and to see the Andes. Don’t miss: Seeing the sun rise or set over Machu Picchu. The light at the ...