This Peruvian city was discovered over 100 years ago, but archaeologists are still trying to solve the mystery of its purpose.

Dramatically perched on an Andes mountain ridge some 8,000 feet above sea level in Peru, Machu Picchu is a visual wonder and a technical masterpiece. "It is breathtaking," said Brenda Bradley, an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Machu Picchu stands at the meeting point between the Peruvian Andes and the Amazon Basin and is made up of close to 200 structures ...

In 1911, Hiram Bingham III, a historian at Yale University, set out on an expedition to Peru, searching for portals into the past. “I have it on good authority from professor Farabee that there are ...

Archaeologists have discovered at least 2.5 kilometres of previously hidden pre-Hispanic roads near Machu Picchu by using lasers to look beneath the dense vegetation covering the landscape. The ...

The ancient Incan sanctuary of Machu Picchu is considered one of humanity's greatest architectural achievements. Built in a remote Andean setting atop a narrow ridge high above a precipitous river ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... MACHU PICCHU, Peru — It’s just past sunrise on the final day of our four-day trek along the Inca Trail, and we’re standing at the Sun Gate, the entrance to ...

A wildfire is reportedly threatening to close in on the ancient city of Machu Picchu in Peru. Firefighters have been battling the blaze that spread after local farmers burnt grass and debris in the ...

Hiking amid Andean peaks, ancient ruins—and no crowds—on this 19,000-mile stone path from Colombia to Argentina. Trekkers and pack llamas make their way along the Qhapaq Ñan in Peru. One stretch of ...

Explore Machu Picchu’s dramatic edge at the so-called “Sacrificial Rock,” where local legends about Inca human sacrifice are questioned and reframed as a likely place of meditation with sweeping views ...