Washington: While the ancient Incan sanctuary of Machu Picchu is known to be one of the best architectural achievements of man, researchers also believe that its construction is due to geological ...

Machu Picchu is generally associated with the Inca period, but the video explores an alternative hypothesis concerning some of the site’s distinctive masonry and foundations. Differences between ...

Residents in Peru's southern state of Cusco have threatened protests which could affect Machu Picchu tourism over the government's delay in starting construction of the Chinchero airport. Peru's ...

Peruvian archaeologists, historians and conservationists are banding together to petition against a new airport at Machu Picchu. The famous Incan ruin is Peru’s most famous tourist attraction, ...

The Inca designed Machu Picchu to be hard to reach and, for hundreds of years, the mountaintop citadel has been protected by the spectacular peaks and gorges which encircle its ancient fortifications.

Machu Picchu has long been categorized as an isolated royal estate and defensive frontier fortress deep within the Andean cloud forest. However, anomalous megalithic construction patterns and ...

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 ...

When you think of Machu Picchu, many people likely imagine the magnificent ruins surrounded by the Andes mountains.Before I ...

Most Inca people were farmers or herders, looking after alpacas and llamas. Extended families lived together on the same land, making their own clothing and blankets from alpaca and llama wool. Their ...