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Officials in Peru closed Machu Picchu following security concerns and damage to nearby railways. Patrick Kassmir / EyeEm via Getty Images In the wake of escalating political unrest, Peru has ...

Machu Picchu remains at the top of almost every traveler's bucket list for good reason. The 600-year-old Incan citadel is breathtaking, exploding from the Peruvian cloud forest to lure in 1.6 million ...

Bursting with ancient mysteries and rugged Andean culture, the Inca Trail is an unforgettable hike to experience in Peru. Once the main passageway for the Inca to enter Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail is ...

Tourist entry to Machu Picchu Citadel and the Inca Trail Network has been suspended until further notice due to ongoing unrest in Peru, officials in the country said Saturday. The Decentralized ...

While on the Inca Trail, every step — past ancient ruins, up stone staircases and over Dead Woman's Pass — brings hikers closer to their final goal: reaching Machu Picchu. Trains and buses drop ...

LIMA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Peruvian police arrested over 200 people accused of illegally entering the campus of a major Lima university, while authorities in Cusco shut the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu ...

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LIMA, Peru — Peru indefinitely shut the tourist site Machu Picchu on Saturday in the latest sign that anti-government protests that began last month are increasingly engulfing the South American ...