Tucked away in the high Andes of Cusco, Peru, Humantay Lake (Laguna Humantay) is a stunning glacial lake known for its vibrant turquoise color and sacred spiritual significance. Fed by the snowmelt of ...

Machu Picchu has always carried an almost magnetic pull. Perched high in the Peruvian Andes, the 15th-century Inca citadel draws more than 1.5 million visitors each year.

Ever seen a city floating above the clouds? That’s Machu Picchu. Terraces climb the mountains like giant green staircases, and stone temples peek through the mist. Built by the Incas without a single ...

Discover how twelve once-magical vacation spots have been irreversibly transformed by overtourism, leaving behind only shadows of their former glory.

So thick are the torch-bearing crowds during the pre-dawn trek from Wiñay Wayna that the final leg to Machu Picchu’s Sun Gate entrance can resemble an army of marching glowworms. Not here, though. As ...

Robin Evans from Llanbedrog, Gwynedd, was just 20 when he was killed in September 2015 falling down a lift shaft in a Chinese stadium while working for the sports technology company Hawk-Eye.

From a terrifying cliff climb, to trekking in the Andes, and trying (and failing) to get a selfie with a llama, our writer Sara Wallis had an extreme adventure in Peru ...

A labour dispute involving one of the country's major rail routes has left visitors to the famed Unesco World Heritage site in the lurch ...

Thinking of hiking Peru’s famed Inca Trail? Here’s what to know about Machu Picchu’s recent protests, and why it could lose its credibility as one of the world's seven wonders ...

Machu Picchu is Peru’s top tourist attraction and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. But protests over bus contracts left hundreds of visitors stranded last week, with trains and roads blocked ...