I plan family travel for a living, and Peru is an often-unexpected family destination that offers something exciting for everyone. Here’s how to plan your trip. Families can start in the Sacred Valley ...

Imagine standing atop an ancient mountain fortress, your entire family’s eyes wide with wonder, mist dancing around centuries-old stone walls, and the profound silence of history around you. This ...

Built high in the Peruvian Andes on the western edge of the Amazon Basin, the Inca stronghold of Machu Picchu has astounded and confounded visitors since it was unveiled to the wider world more than ...

Youngsters on a school trip from Ormskirk, Lancashire, were among 200 sightseers escorted off the trail SCORES of Brit tourists – including dozens of schoolchildren – have been evacuated from Peru’s ...

If your family loves adventure, culture and a good dose of the unexpected, Peru should be high on your travel list. From ancient ruins to jungle wildlife and colourful markets, this South American gem ...

One hundred years after it was discovered, some architectural treasures are still overlooked. On 24 July, 1911, Hiram Bingham III, a young history lecturer from Yale University, climbed a steep slope ...

Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at ...

Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site located on a ridge between the Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu mountains in Peru. It sits at an elevation of 7,970 feet (2,430 meters) above sea level on the ...