Peru's Machu Picchu Is Making a Big Change for 2024 — Here's What Travelers Need to Know. The change is effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Machu Picchu will reopen after being closed for nearly a month due to antigovernment protests. The decision was made with protestors to guarantee security around Peru’s landmark.

“Peru is not only Machu Picchu. It is the home of a vast empire,” said Roger Gabriel Caviedes, a tour guide across the Cuzco region who is mestizo of Andean descent and who grew up speaking ...

The change is effective Jan. 1, 2024. Peru's famous Machu Picchu is an iconic destination in South America. Dubbed "the lost city of the Incas," the 15th-century citadel was discovered in 1911 by ...

Today Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage site and Peru's most-frequented tourist attraction, welcoming more than two million visitors annually. It was named one of the New Seven Wonders of ...

Elvis Lexin La Torre Uñaccori, the mayor of Machu Picchu Pueblo — the gateway village to the bucket-list destination in Peru that draws millions of visitors — is sharing best practices to ...

Peru and Machu Picchu’s busy tourist season kicks off in March and spikes through the summer. Ccolque recommends travelers always book trips in advance, including all logistics.