As an alternative to visiting Machu Picchu, travelers can opt to explore other places in Peru, like Arequipa, surrounded by five volcanoes and home to the Monastery of Santa Catalina. Gabby Salazar, ...

Hiking the evocative Inca Trail to majestic Machu Picchu is one of the most famous and celebrated experiences in Peru, if not the entire world. But too often, famous translates to crowded. To manage ...

In 2021, Evolution Treks Peru debuted an all-women Machu Picchu trek, on which the porters, guides and clients are all women (Credit: Evolution Treks Peru) Until recently, only men were porters on the ...

I didn’t mind having to make my way through layers of tourists, crowding tiered ledges almost 8,000 feet above sea level. It only made the eventual reveal that much more effective. Whether it was ...

Tourist entry to the Inca Trail and the iconic Machu Picchu citadel has been suspended indefinitely as violent political protests sweep Peru. The government has closed access to the famous sites, ...

IN a cramped office built over the ruins of the old Inca capital of Cuzco, in the Peruvian Andes, nine people are poring over a map. Libo, a mountain guide, is tracing the route they will follow over ...

Most first-time travelers to Peru head straight for the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu, perhaps pausing in Lima for fresh ceviche, but rarely venture further. Yet beyond the well-trodden paths lies a ...