Inca Trail challenge redefined by blind athlete
In the category of irresistibly inspiring and uplifting: Dan Berlin, a 45-year-old, legally blind athlete from Colorado, ran the 26-mile Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in a day.
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‘Inca World’ Plan Taking Shape for Tourism in Cusco
The interview subject is Carlos Landauro, Peru’s chief of Foreign Commerce and Tourism for the Cusco region, and what he’s describing sounds big… really, really big.
Gov’t Decree Will Open Peru’s Archaeological Sites to Private Sector Management
Peru's government this week modified the country's General Law of National Cultural Patrimony so that pre-Hispanic archaeological monuments can be administered by the private sector.…
Machu Picchu’s iconic mountain peaks to be closed April 2016
Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain, which form the northern and southern straddle peaks of the iconic Machu Picchu Sanctuary, will be closed to tourists…
Hiram Bingham Highway to Machu Picchu needs urgent upkeep
The Hiram Bingham Highway to Machu Picchu, built nearly 67 years ago, could have only a year and five months of “useful life” left, a top government environmental official says.