For centuries, tales of secret tunnels beneath the ancient Inca capital of Cusco were considered little more than legends. Today, archaeology is beginning to substantiate these claims in the ruins ...

Peru’s culture ministry has announced a new subterranean mapping initiative that will allow archaeologists to explore pre-Columbian Cusco without picking up any shovels, the AFP reported. In the 16th ...

One of the highlights of our recent trip to Peru was hiking a portion of the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. Due to heavy tourist traffic and concerns about maintenance and preservation, fees for the ...

The approach to the Cusco airport was through a shallow valley with low hills on either side. This was in sharp contrast to the rugged peaks we would later see in the Sacred Valley and at Machu Picchu ...

Cusco invites travelers to explore its ancient streets. At their highest peak of 22,838 feet, the Andes wrap along South America's western side and are among the world's longest and most majestic ...

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Peruvian authorities said a person caused irreversible damage to a historical six-ton Inca stone in Cusco’s historic center early Tuesday morning, February 18. According to the Peruvian Ministry of ...

This story appears in the April 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On the remote Peruvian island of Taquile, in the middle of the great Lake Titicaca, hundreds of people stand in silence on ...