Washington: While the ancient Incan sanctuary of Machu Picchu is known to be one of the best architectural achievements of man, researchers also believe that its construction is due to geological ...

Ground has been broken on a $5 billion airport meant to connect Peru’s mountainous Machu Picchu more easily with the outside world, but conservationists are up in arms over the impact the facility ...

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Peruvian archaeologists, historians and conservationists are banding together to petition against a new airport at Machu Picchu. The famous Incan ruin is Peru’s most famous tourist attraction, ...

The Inca designed Machu Picchu to be hard to reach and, for hundreds of years, the mountaintop citadel has been protected by the spectacular peaks and gorges which encircle its ancient fortifications.

Ever since the American explorer Hiram Bingham ran into Machu Picchu, Peru, in 1911 during an expedition, one question has remained unanswered: Why did the Incas build a nearly inaccessible city at ...

After decades of deliberation and planning, the Peruvian government has broken ground on a multibillion-dollar airport expected to connect Machu Picchu, the country's historical jewel, more easily ...

Archaeologists, historians, tour guides and others are petitioning to prevent the Peruvian government from building an international airport near Machu Picchu. Construction for the ...

The Inca designed Machu Picchu to be hard to reach and, for hundreds of years, the mountaintop citadel has been protected by the spectacular peaks and gorges which encircle its ancient fortifications.