Machu Picchu is formed of buildings ... Mexico in this 1947 National Geographic photo. The Olmec civilization, the first in Mesoamerica, offers valuable clues into the development of the rest ...

If you've ever dreamed of visiting Machu Picchu—one of the seven wonders of the world—you've probably heard about the breathtaking views, ancient history, and, let's be real, the steep costs of ...

If you want to climb one of the nearby mountains or be one of the first at ... climb Huayna Picchu, that iconic pyramid-shaped mountain often captured in Machu Picchu photos.

The instinct is to immediately take photos and position yourself in ... and breeding llamas and alpacas? On the first day at Machu Picchu, we gazed from above at the site below to enable a sense ...

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 I knew what to expect, but Machu Picchu is one of the few places in the ...