Despite its prominence, Machu Picchu remained hidden from the outside world until its rediscovery by Hiram Bingham in 1911. .

In a way he was right, with Machu Picchu being the nation’s hottest tourist hot spot. Too much so: In 2008, it was deemed an endangered site, and access was reduced to 2,500 visitors per day.

That’s why Machu Picchu is “one of those places that overdelivers,” says National Geographic Traveler contributing editor Barton Lewis, who has been visiting there since the 1960s.

View of Machu Picchu from above. Leopoldine Bauer/Travel + Leisure. Machu Picchu is a year-round destination, so you’re able to access the site all year long, but there are some caveats.

Machu Picchu in Peru was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. Built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls, it is a 15th century Inca site standing at 2,430 metres ...

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Peru's Machu Picchu is more than 600 years old and yet, experts continue to learn new things about the iconic archaeological site. Last year, researchers discovered the ancient Incan city is at ...

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee approved the application during a meeting in Saudi Arabia. The massive earthworks join a list of famed sites that includes Greece's Acropolis, Peru's Machu Picchu ...