Machu Picchu's virtually untouched state upon its rediscovery in the early 20th century indicates that the Spaniards never found it. Today Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage site and Peru's ...

When the Spanish conquered Peru, Machu Picchu was abandoned, and the colonists never learned of its existence. The site remained hidden in the Andes, shrouded by green mountains and clouds of mist ...

Since then, its magnificent setting and detailed stonework have captivated countless visitors. There is never a wrong time to see Machu Picchu, but the ideal moment to experience the vista is ...

Then, start your journey at the House of the Terrace Caretaker and Funeral Rock, a 20-minute walk from Machu Picchu's entrance ... which, as its name suggests, forms the shape of a condor ...

Nobody is quite sure when Machu Picchu was first built—educated guesses put it at around 1450—or why it was abandoned a century later. Researchers still aren’t sure what its original ...

Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at ...

Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at ...

There was nothing to document that it even existed at all, let alone its purpose. Bingham theorized that Machu Picchu had served as a convent of sorts where chosen women from the Inca realm were ...

In Peru, some people have called Bingham the "scientific discoverer of Machu Picchu," Burger says. "I think that is fairly accurate." Yale, for its part, is embroiled in a dispute with the ...