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So You Want to Go to Machu Picchu...

This month marks the 100^th anniversary of the discovery of the Lost City of the Incas by American explorer Hiram Bingham. A million people are expected to tour Machu Picchu’s ancient corridors this year. Want to be one of them? First, you’ll ...

Detours to Machu Picchu

I was devastated. I had just landed in South America and heard the news: the Peruvian government announced that Machu Picchu would be closed for several months due to landslides. I began to cry. There were about five “must see” places for me on this trip ...