Soar over the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This impressive drone footage ...

Machu Picchu, the royal retreat of the Incan emperor Pachacuti, sits atop the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Meaning "Old Mountain" in the Quechua Indian language, the complex was constructed in the 15th ...

Reason: Machu Picchu is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Machu Picchu is tangible evidence of the urban Inca Empire at the peak of its power and achievement—a citadel of ...

This is a tour of Aguas Calientes, Machu Picchu Peru base camp. I arrived here to visit Machu Picchu, I did the tour the next ...

To prevent altitude sickness, acclimate for two or three days before exceeding 8,000 feet at Machu Picchu. Begin your adventure at sea level in Lima, then explore the Sacred Valley before tackling ...

It was in 2007 when Peru’s Machu Picchu Inca sanctuary was designated one of the New 7 Wonders of the World after receiving more than 100 million votes in a global competition. Now, the New7Wonders ...

Until the archeologist Hiram Bingham came across it on this day, July 24, in 1911, most of the world thought the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu was lost, as was their capital Vilcabamba. As TIME ...