Machu Picchu New Rules in 2025
UPDATE: Machu Picchu has a new visitor management system with updated capacity limits and entry requirements for 2025. Machu Picchu tourist circuits were reorganized on…
Archaeological Sites
Chankillo rivals Stonehenge as true solar observatory
I'm sorry, but really... Stonehenge, schmoan-henge! Want to visit a real monumental prehistoric solar observatory? Check out Chankillo, on Peru's northern coast, the oldest, grandest…
No selfie sticks or drones at Machu Picchu, seriously
The new director of Machu Picchu wants visitors to know, selfie sticks, umbrellas and especially drones are strictly prohibited — for real. Heading into 2020,…
Why the Machu Picchu Cable Car proposal should be rejected
[Originally published December 4, 2018] "Machu Picchu: Up to four companies are interested in building cable car system to citadel." That's the headline in today's…
Is that the Inca Creator God you see in the cliffs overlooking Ollantaytambo?
The face seen in profile in the cliffs of the Pinculluna mountain above Ollantaytambo is said to be that of the creator God, Wiracocha. Oh yeah, says who?