Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the ruins of an ancient religious complex that is 3,500 years older than the famous Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. It has also become known that there were ...

High up in the misty Andes mountains of Peru lies a place that feels like it was plucked from a dream — stone walls, ancient ...

Machu Picchu is sometimes incorrectly called "the lost city of the Incas." But archaeological evidence indicates that no more ...

Machu Picchu is not the only UNESCO site to have been disrespected by tourists in recent months. Back in November last year, tourists were reported to have defaced a 1,300-year-old Mayan temple in ...

Several areas of the semicircular Temple of the Sun are said to be off-limits to visitors, the AFP reported. It is thought to be one of the most sacred sites at the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu ...

Six tourists were busted in Peru for allegedly defecating in a sacred temple at Machu Picchu, authorities said. They face up to four years in prison each if found guilty.

The Temple of the Three Windows, another favorite attraction at Machu Picchu, is roped off now too. Another major change in the last few years is the addition of guards at several corners around ...

Peruvian police arrested six tourists this week for allegedly damaging and defecating at a scared temple at Machu Picchu. Officials plan to deport five of the tourists and prosecute another ...

Six tourists have been arrested at Machu Picchu after fecal matter was found at a sacred location on the famed Inca citadel in Peru. Four men and two women entered an area within the Temple of the ...