The approach to the Cusco airport was through a shallow valley with low hills on either side. This was in sharp contrast to the rugged peaks we would later see in the Sacred Valley and at Machu Picchu ...

If you’re headed for Machu Picchu, your tour company will most likely use as its base camp this lively city of 430,000, perched at the head of a narrow valley in the Peruvian Andes. At 3400m above sea ...

If you’ve chosen Peru as your next holiday destination, you are probably eager to create the perfect travel itinerary. Considering how many beautiful things to see there, you’ll need to be a bit ...

THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER. BUT ...

The fight to Cusco from Lima takes you South East towards the Andes. After flying out over the Pacific we reverse directions and first cross the broad alluvial plan of the coast, earth washed from the ...

Cusco, once the illustrious capital of the Inca Empire, has once again become the centre of attention for archaeologists and history enthusiasts worldwide. A remarkable discovery of underground ...

Cusco will, figuratively and literally, take your breath away. Peru’s second city, full of hilly cobblestones lanes, centuries-old cathedrals, and pleasant stone fountains, sits at nearly 11,000 feet.

Peru’s embassy in Cairo inaugurated a photographic exhibition highlighting the cultural legacy of the ancient Inca Trail to ...