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An organisation has warned that Peru’s Machu Picchu risks losing “credibility” as a new wonder of the world amid ongoing protests from local people. Earlier this month, at least 900 tourists were left ...

Machu Picchu has always carried an almost magnetic pull. Perched high in the Peruvian Andes, the 15th-century Inca citadel draws more than 1.5 million visitors each year. Its stone terraces and ...

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Around 900 tourists who were visiting the 15th-century Inca marvel Machu Picchu in Peru earlier this month were left stranded during protests that interrupted train service, according to The Guardian.

Buildings and structures too. We’re talking about giant stones carved with impossible precision, buildings aligned with the stars, and monuments so mysterious and scientifically significant that they ...

Clinging on to the side of a vertical cliff, 980ft high, I tried desperately not to look too far up or down – either view was terrifying. I’d not been in Peru for very long before I found myself ...