Hiking through the Sacred Valley was exhausting, mentally challenging, and at times overwhelming. But standing above Machu ...

My introduction to pisco came as I sat at a hotel bar in Lima. My husband and I, along with some family and friends, were on our first trip to South America. We were there to see the beautiful country ...

With the height of the trekking season about to get underway in Peru*, travellers are being offered an 'Alternative Inca Trail' from specialist overland and small group adventure tour operator, ...

Peru’s legendary Inca Trail is far from the only way to experience the Andes. From the rugged Huayhuash Circuit to the luxe Salkantay route, there’s a trek for every style. Exploring these ...

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 ...

Veteran hiker Mike Woodmansee took his 9-year-old granddaughter and 11-year-old great-niece on a trek to Machu Picchu, and ...

This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference in our community, reported by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. Eighteen of the Wisdom Walkers trekked more ...

Trekking the Inca Trail in October … not! Trekking the Inca Trail in October … not! Question: My daughter and I want to plan a trekking trip in South America during October 1996. I am 55 and she’s 26.

November 5, 1997 Ever since its discovery by American archaeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911, the ruins of the Incan city of Machu Picchu have reigned in public imagination as a vision of Shangri La: an ...