Peru is often defined by the mystical ruins of Machu Picchu, but the country holds far more archaeological treasures than ...

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 ...

Literally "old mountain" in Quechua, Peru's dominant indigenous language, Machu Picchu is built into peaks more than 2,400 meters above sea level in southern Peru, where the Andes and the Amazon Basin ...

Throughout their history of poverty and political turmoil, Peruvians have been fiercely proud of their elaborate, spicy food and new superstar chefs are now a magnet for culinary tourists. Lima used ...

A Japanese tourist who has had a ticket to visit the world heritage site Machu Picchu in Peru since March finally got to visit the Inca citadel ruins on Saturday. Jesse Takayama got in after he put in ...

LIMA, Peru — From her small home near two golf courses and three slums, Gianina Rojas gazes up at a crumbling adobe pyramid, remnants of the vast Inca empire that flourished more than six centuries ...

Archaeological remains found by the company Calidda during excavations to install natural gas in Lima LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian archaeologist Cecilia Camargo isn't your usual tomb-finder hunting for ...

John Verano's role in tonight's (February 2) cool "Ghosts of Machu Picchu" technically is that of a spoiler, both in the TV sense and in the scientific sense. But both "Nova" and "Frontline" are going ...

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