The stone, which sustained damage in six spots, had been carved to fit perfectly in a palace wall hundreds of years ago ...

An intoxicated man wielding a metal tool is accused of attacking and damaging the Stone of Twelve Angles in Peru, a famed ...

The Inca Trail is approximately 26 miles long and leads to one of the most iconic sites in the world: Machu Picchu. Millions ...

Somewhere deep inside the unforgiving Llanganates mountain range between the Andes and the Amazon is said to exist a fabulous Inca hoard hidden ... in modern-day Peru by Spanish commander ...

Rualdo MenegatThe reasoning for choosing this extreme location was three-fold (protection against earthquakes, a water supply, and readily available building materials), but all resulted from one ...

Around 40,000 Inca nobles ruled an empire of 12 million conquered people throughout the Andes mountain range in South ... several problems with that because Peru is one thing now.

Since 2002, the Peruvian government has required tourists to have a permit and a guide to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Only licensed guiding companies can obtain permits, so it's vital to do ...

Consolidation of a large empire was to become a continuing struggle for the ruling Inca as their influence reached across many advanced cultures of the Andes. Strictly speaking, the name "Inca ...

At over 6,000 metres, Mt Ampato is one of the highest mountains in Peru, and a place were ... which the Inca and other peoples in the Andes often regarded as representing the origin points of ...

While Machu Picchu and all-things-Inca deservedly ... topped Andes, the second highest mountain range in the world. —Maryellen Kennedy Duckett Here are the top 5 places to visit in Peru Here ...

so it's vital to do your research before booking your plane ticket to Peru. For my trip, I opted for the Amazon to the Andes tour with G Adventures (a Canadian company!). The 12-day tour included ...