The explorer chopped his way through thick jungle, crawled across a "bridge" of slender ... a defensive stronghold, Machu Picchu was a retreat built by and for the Inca ruler Pachacuti.

Winding through Peru's verdant landscape toward Machu Picchu, this famous four-day hike is not for the faint of heart. That said, recent travelers say the laborious trek pays off with gorgeous ...

Spanish colonizers never found Machu Picchu. The arrival of Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1532 forever altered the Inca empire ... that there used to be a bridge at a site he was ...

with many basing themselves in the city before beginning their journey to one of the seven wonders of the world - Machu Picchu. (AFP via Getty Images) Under Inca rule, Cusco was developed into a ...

Inca mastery of landscape and environment is epitomised at Machu Picchu, their most famous ruin ... constructing beautiful bridges like the Keshwa Chaca bridge – which is still in use today.

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological sites. Set in the Andes Mountains, the site was once an estate for the Inca emperor, as well as a place of worship and education. When the Spanish ...

This cocktail is a tribute to the Inca sanctuary located in Cusco ... As we have already mentioned, Machu Picchu is one of the wonders of the world and that is why in his honor a drink was ...

After four days of trekking the Inca Trail, I had just reached a pass where I had my first view of Machu Picchu. I thought I knew what to expect, but Machu Picchu is one of the few places in the ...