In 1964, adventurer Gene Savoy identified ruins and proved that Espiritu Pampa (in the Vilcabamba region of Peru, west of Machu Picchu) was the lost city that Bingham had originally sought.

Peruvian authorities have guaranteed tourist services are to remain operational in Machu Picchu despite the recent declaration of emergency by the federal government. As per Supreme Decree 020 ...

He said that on top of the magnificent precipices nearby there were some ruins at a place called Machu Picchu…” Bingham said Arteaga offered to guide him to the ruins for a fee of 50 cents.

Machu Picchu, the royal retreat of the Incan emperor ... which looms nearly 1,000 feet above terraces, plazas and stone ruins as mists swirl up from the Urubamba River. After the Spanish conquest ...

Early 1996, the Secretariat learned about plans to construct two suspended cable car systems (telepherique) to facilitate access to the ruins of Machu Picchu. As this could have a considerable ...

Harry Bingham's father's crowning achievement was his exploration of Machu Picchu almost 100 years ago. Yet Hiram Bingham III's status as the "discoverer" of the ruins is in dispute, and the ...

Ian McCurry spent his March in Peru, meeting up with friends and family; here, he poses at the top of Huayna Picchu, his copy ...

In 1911, former U.S. senator and explorer Hiram Bingham rediscovered what would become one the “Seven Wonders of the Modern ...

When led in 1911 to Machu Picchu's ruins with the assistance of local guides, Bingham believed he'd found it at last. But the ruins already bore a charcoal inscription: "A. Lizárraga, 1902." ...

The fabled route leading to Machu Picchu is one of the world's most jaw-droppingly beautiful treks – but it's also plagued by ...

Note: Some of the below destinations may be affected by the civil unrest in Peru. Check with the U.S. Department of State before traveling. Machu Picchu is thought to be one of the largest and ...

You can’t drive all the way to Machu Picchu. Most visitors take a train or bus from Cusco to historic Ollantaytambo, then take another train, bus or car to Aguas Calientes, the little tourist town in ...