The Inca Trail is approximately 26 miles long and leads to one of the most iconic sites in the world: Machu Picchu. Millions of people trek to the 15th-century Citadel to see a well-preserved Incan ...

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 ...

The Inca Trail to the <a href=" Picchu citadel will close to tourists briefly on Saturday, January 31, and reopen on March 1 for scheduled maintenance and conservation works, the Machu Picchu ...

Located at the top of the Andes in Southern Peru, Machu Picchu is one of the most popular tourist destinations worldwide. As a UNESCO World Heritage site and a highly regulated Peruvian Historical ...

Machu Picchu will always be a bucket-list destination, but its popularity comes with drawbacks. Consider this alternative ...

An aerial drone photo taken on May 16, 2025 shows a container ship in Chancay Port in Chancay, Peru. [Photo/Xinhua] More than 500 years ago, the legendary Inca Trail stretched from Cusco across the ...

My introduction to pisco came as I sat at a hotel bar in Lima. My husband and I, along with some family and friends, were on our first trip to South America. We were there to see the beautiful country ...

Definitely the most famous of the trails in the Peruvian Andes, the Inca Trail is far from the only one. For those looking to tackle something new, the Telegraph has some ideas for what to put next on ...

Calling out greetings in her Aymara language, a herdswoman limped as she approached our campsite, where we were sipping hot tea and stamping our feet against the morning chill. At almost 15,500 feet ...