Many travellers head straight to the ancient Incan citadel in the Andes without stopping to see all this gateway destination ...

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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. Its stone terraces and ...

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High in the Andes, near the gates of Machu Picchu, a wave of unrest in mid-September left hundreds of visitors stranded at Peru’s iconic Inca ruins while exposing long-simmering tensions between ...

The iconic Inca citadel crowning the Andes, Machu Picchu, may risk losing its spot on the list of New 7 Wonders of the World, unless Peruvian authorities sort out the mounting problems related to the ...

Machu Picchu is in danger of losing its status as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World due to overtourism and lack of conservation policies. The 15th-century Inca citadel was honored with the title ...

As the only rail line to Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca imperial city that is one of the world’s representative human heritage sites beyond Peru, was blocked by violent protests, concerns are growing ...

Machu Picchu is a World Heritage site and is also considered a new wonder of the world. But for how much longer? Photo: Getty Images Tourism at Machu Picchu is once again disrupted by violent protests ...

HUNDREDS of tourists have been left stranded at Machu Picchu during major protests that have ground transport to a halt. The lifeline train from the world-famous tourist spot was stopped due to a ...

LIMA - At least 900 tourists were stranded near the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru on Tuesday, the country’s tourism minister said, after a passenger train service was suspended due to a ...

The stranded tourists were told the only way out was to trek for hours through the mountains HOLIDAYMAKERS hoping to tick Machu Picchu off their bucket lists have been left stranded after furious ...