Much like Stonehenge, the monolithic statues at Easter Island, and other premodern engineering marvels, much of Machu Picchu's construction remains shrouded in mystery. Its 200 structures were ...

Machu Picchu, the royal retreat of the Incan emperor ... After the Spanish conquest in 1532, jungle growth enveloped the structures and temples. In 1911, Yale historian Hiram Bingham stumbled ...

Angkor Wat has pickpocketing monkeys, but Macchu Picchu has lovable llamas and a bevy of beautiful native fauna including the ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological ... the temples are starting to topple. Structures that held for more than 500 years through earthquakes and landslides are coming apart.

Although the reconstructed temples are the most impressive buildings, Machu Picchu’s most important structure is the Intihuatana or “hitching post of the sun,” a mysterious abstract stone ...

You can't ride all the way to Machu Picchu but this trek through the Sacred Valley of the Incas puts you close. Here's what ...

Note: Some of the below destinations may be affected by the civil unrest in Peru. Check with the U.S. Department of State before traveling. Machu Picchu is thought to be one of the largest and ...

The structures at Machu Picchu are the best-known of the Incan triumphs, but there is so much more. In November, the American Indian Museum hosted a public symposium on Incan engineering ...

Machu Picchu was the perfect destination for us ... tall green hills dotted with Inca structures, and the foothills and peak of Mount Veronica, which stands over 19,000 feet in elevation, higher ...