The heart of the ancient Inca kingdom, Cusco is already well-known by travelers who are planning their trips around Peru.

Winding through Peru's verdant landscape toward Machu Picchu ... You'll likely start your journey near KM 82 along the Cusco-Aguas Calientes railway and then follow the trail's zigzagging path ...

Even as a frequent traveler, there are a few things I wish I had known before visiting Peru to see Cusco, Macchu Picchu, and ...

Rising from obscurity in Peru's Cusco Valley during the 13th ... and a new Spanish colonial city rose on their ruins, burying or obliterating the Inca past. In more recent times, civil unrest ...

When the Spaniards conquered it in the 16th century, they preserved the basic structure but built Baroque churches and palaces over the ruins of the Inca ... heritage rooted in the Inca Empire and the ...