Inca Land: Explorations in the Highlands of Peru. Most people reach Machu Picchu by way of Aguas Calientes, the closest incorporated town to the ruins and about a four-hour train ride from Cusco.

The valley’s main centers, Pisac and Ollantaytambo, feature impressive ruins ... Inca textiles and handicrafts to fresh produce and souvenirs. In the black desert region of southern Peru ...

On the morning of July 24, 1911, an enterprising lecturer-explorer from Yale University set off in a cold drizzle to investigate rumors of ancient Inca ruins in Peru. The explorer chopped his way ...