Highest resolution photo ever taken of Machu Picchu
In September, photographer Jeff Cremer used a Canon 7D and a 400mm lens to take 1,920 individual pictures of Machu Picchu.
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Yale returns final shipment of Machu Picchu artifacts to Peru
[Originally published November 12, 2012] The final shipment of Machu Picchu artifacts arrived Monday in Cusco from Yale University in 127 crates aboard a Peruvian military plane, Radioprogramas reported.
Consettur imposes 2013 rate hike for bus ride up to Machu Picchu
[Originally published November 12, 2012] Consettur Machupicchu S.A.C., the consortium that holds monopolistic control of bus transport up to Machu Picchu, plans to hike its round-trip fares starting Jan. 1 from $17 to $20 for foreign tourists.
UK TV host roasted at home for eating traditional guinea pig dish while on vacation in Peru
Cultural relativism takes on goofy dimensions in an age of celebrity Tweet-casted vacations.
Celebrations marking discovery of Ancient site of Caral
[Originally published October 14, 2012] Eighteen years ago, this month, archaeologist Dr. Ruth Shady began her breakthrough investigation of Caral, one of the oldest civilizations in the Americas.