A valley between Leymebamba and Chachapoyas. Over the past few decades, Peru has been trying to weightily designate a number of its archaeological sites as “the next Machu Picchu,” after the famed ...

Thinking of hiking Peru’s famed Inca Trail? Here’s what to know about Machu Picchu’s recent protests, and why it could lose ...

No trip to Peru is complete without exploring the Inca ruins that surround Cusco, but many travelers rush straight to Machu ...

Q We're traveling to Peru in March and plan on spending a week or so hiking the Inca Trail and seeing Machu Picchu. Any suggestions on what to do the second week? Rebecca Mischel Washington A Peru is ...

LIMA, Peru — Although the top tourist destination in Peru is the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, high in the Andes Mountains, the capital Lima also holds a treasure trove of ancient ruins — so ...

After damage from heavy rains prompted its closure to travelers in April 2022, northern Peru’s Llaqta de Kuélap ruins—one of the largest ancient monuments in the Americas—has reopened to visitors, ...

LIMA (Reuters) - A team of archeologists have discovered the ruins of what appears to be a 4,000-year-old ceremonial temple buried in a sand dune of northern Peru, alongside skeletal human remains ...

Archaeologists discovered a first-of-its-kind structure dating to about 1,000 years ago in Peru. The Autonomous University of Barcelona Archaeologists in Peru recently unearthed the ruins of a ...

"Everywhere you dig, you will find something — because Lima was home to great civilizations," says a museum director in the capital. "But it's... LIMA, Peru — Although the top tourist destination in ...

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