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Skip Peru's crowded Inca Trail to Machu Picchu for this wildly under-the-radar ancient route

Machu Picchu will always be a bucket-list destination, but its popularity comes with drawbacks. Consider this alternative ...
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A bridge to Machu Picchu? Pervuian mayor vows to keep building one despite court order

LIMA, Peru — A local Peruvian mayor defended her decision to defy a court order and continue construction of a bridge that would create an alternate route to the mountaintop Inca ruins at Machu Picchu ...

Machu Picchu: Culture Ministry strengthens conservation, security, and visitor management

The Minister of Culture, Alfredo Luna Briceño, inspected the Machu Picchu citadel, accompanied by technical teams from the Ministry, to gather on-site information about the main aspects affecting the ...

I trekked through the Andes to a crowd-free Inca city

As Machu Picchu struggles with crowds of tourists, Joanna Booth finds tranquility at an alternative ancient site ...