Instead of rushing straight to Machu Picchu, explore Cusco's local markets, visit other ancient Inca ruins nearby (like Saqsaywaman, Qorikancha, and Q'enco), and hydrate well to adjust to high ...

Pinchinuyok ancient Inca ruins with high altitude scenery, mountain peaks and clouds above the green canyon.© nomadkate/Shutterstock Aerial view of the ancient city ruins of Babylon in present ...

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 ...

In between, a round-trip bus trip up and down the 2,000-feet-high slope atop which the Inca ruins are located costs another $24. If you don’t mind a workout, however, you can walk up and down ...

In the Peruvian Andes, the ruins of the ancient Inca settlement of Choquequirao can only be reached by foot or mule, though a proposed cable car could make the site more accessible.

The top tourist destination in Peru is the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Not so well known is that the capital Lima also holds many ancient ruins — so many that that they can't all be taken ...

The Road Less TraveledBeholding the ancient incan ruins of machu Picchu as they rise from the Peruvian jungle is a joy that deserves to be on everyone’s travel wish list. But did you know that ...

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.

"That tour is genius. It's a whole-day thing, so tourists spend more time in Lima. All things culinary are really popular," said Jose Pacora, a manager with Coltur -- a big local tour operator ...