Before departure for Peru I practiced what I like to call a “priming of the self,” opening the senses and imagination without expectation of a promise in return. It would be essential, I reasoned, ...

Some 500 years ago there lived a people know as the Incas. They had a thriving civilization going until they were conquered by the Spaniards and blotted out. The Spaniards thought they had destroyed ...

Imagine standing atop an ancient mountain fortress, your entire family’s eyes wide with wonder, mist dancing around centuries-old stone walls, and the profound silence of history around you. This ...

A popular claim links India's Kasar Devi Temple, Peru's Machu Picchu, and England's Stonehenge via the "Van Allen Belt phenomenon." This theory suggests these sites lie on a band of geomagnetic energy ...

The charm of Machu Picchu has been appreciated by many for years, making it a well-known tourist destination in South America. Many know the destination simply by its most popular inhabitant, the ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Machu Picchu, an Inca-era stone citadel nestled in its southeastern jungle, reopened on Wednesday after being closed nearly a month ago amid antigovernment protests, the ...

Steps carved from huge rocks, boulders used for the sides of buildings, windows precisely aligned to capture the first rays of the solstice sun, and other amazing features of Peru's Machu Picchu are ...