Peruvian firefighters contain blaze near Machu Picchu after three days
Forest fire broke out on Tuesday and destroyed around 100 acres of land – the equivalent of about 50 football pitches
Wildfires rage close to Machu Picchu archaeological site – video
The fire has been difficult to control because of strong winds and the inaccessibility of the area
Peru wildfire threatens Machu Picchu as remote location hampers efforts to control blaze
Twenty hectares near Inca ruins affected in blaze started by farmers burning grass before sowing crops
March 2022
Machu Picchu: Inca site ‘has gone by wrong name for over 100 years’
Peruvian historian and US archaeologist say the pre-Columbian town was called Huayna Picchu by the Inca people
October 2020
Peru opens Machu Picchu ruins for one tourist
Japanese tourist waited almost seven months to enter Inca citadel while trapped in country during coronavirus pandemic
January 2020
Tourists to be deported over alleged damage, defecation at Machu Picchu
Peruvian police say five tourists will be deported and one charged after a rock was knocked from the Temple of the Sun
August 2019
Unesco demands answers from Peru over impact of new Machu Picchu airport
Peruvian government warned it must be consulted over plans to locate airport near world heritage sites that include the Inca citadel and Sacred Valley
May 2019
'It would destroy it': new international airport for Machu Picchu sparks outrage
Peruvian archaeologists decry new airport that would carry tourists directly to already fragile Inca citadel
September 2017
Inca Trail permits to be released four months early
Travellers hoping to trek the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru next year are advised to book as soon as possible once permits become available on 1 October
June 2017
Machu Picchu to trial timed entry tickets in bid to control tourist numbers
Record visitor numbers and pressure from Unesco have prompted the Peruvian government to introduce restrictions at the citadel, including only allowing entry with an official tour guide
May 2016
On the radar
A rebirth of ancient skills revitalises a village in Peru’s Sacred Valley
A tourist boom and natural disaster almost led to the extinction of an ancient way of life but, thanks to a women-led initiative, old weaving techniques and economic viability have returned
March 2016
British tourist arrested after posing for nude photos at Machu Picchu
Guards detained the man after he and a French tourist took naked pictures with their phones at the Inca citadel
December 2015
Do Machu Picchu from your sofa, thanks to Google Street View
The Inca site is the latest, and one of the most ambitious, world attractions to be mapped by Google Street View. On an exclusive trip, we joined the team as they captured Machu Picchu on camera for the armchair traveller
March 2015
On the radar
Cable car link for Kuelap, the ‘new Machu Picchu’
Access to the spectacular pre-Inca ruins of Kuelap is set for a giant leap once a cable car service opens next year, but locals face being bypassed and could lose their livelihoods
February 2015
Tourists visiting Machu Picchu in Peru cross raging river in basket - video
Dozens of tourists have been carried across a raging river in the Peruvian Andes after a bridge connecting Machu Picchu to the nearby town of Aguas Calientes collapsed
