Machu Picchu protests threaten Peru’s status as tourist hot spotProtests over a new Machu Picchu bus contract disrupted train services, stranding over 2,000 tourists and threatening local livelihoods. De...
19 Sep, 2025, 03.37 PM IST
Peru evacuates 1,400 tourists from Machu Picchu amid protestPeru evacuated some 1,400 tourists overnight from the train station that serves the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, while about 900 others re...
17 Sep, 2025, 10.06 AM IST
Four dead, 16 injured as tour bus plunges in Machu PicchuAn accident killed four passengers, which included three Colombians and a local citizen, in Machu Picchu. Local authorities informed the me...
23 Aug, 2022, 07.02 PM IST
The pandemic closes Machu Picchu - againSixteen million Peruvians will be in lockdown during two weeks of the lockdown.
28 Jan, 2021, 12.00 PM IST
Machu Picchu is finally reopening to tourists on SundayThe site will have a limited 30% admission capacity in compliance with biosafety measures.
28 Oct, 2020, 11.55 AM IST
Peru's Machu Picchu reopens after months of coronavirus closure...but just for one Japanese touristThe 26-year-old had been stranded in the country for months due to the pandemic.
13 Oct, 2020, 11.32 AM IST
Machu Picchu cancels July 1 reopening, hasn't set new dateMachu Picchu unions have protested the reopening, saying that allowing tourists in the region would cause a spike in infections.
22 Jun, 2020, 04.53 PM IST
Skydiving, parasailing and more: Women travellers turn adventure junkies, want to feel the adrenaline rushAdventure has become the new add-on for women travellers aged between 18 and 45 years.
13 Nov, 2018, 10.25 AM IST
Want to travel the world? First head to these 7 trending spots for the vacay of your lifeTo reduce the world to a list of top destinations is a near impossible task.
27 Sep, 2018, 12.59 PM IST
Move over the regular tourist destinations - explore these new 'wonders of the world'Just imagine what it would be like to visit seven world wonders few people have ever even heard of yet.
08 Nov, 2017, 07.58 PM IST
Indians are going on luxe summer holidaysPeople are now opting for experiences like Machu Picchu or exploring Troodos and Kykkos in Cyprus
03 Mar, 2017, 01.52 AM IST
Gateway to Machu Picchu, Cusco was the ancient centre of the Inca civilisationIt is no wonder then that wonderchef Gaston Acurio is a popular hero in the country. At his fine-dine restaurant Chicha, there are large gr...
13 Nov, 2016, 12.30 AM IST
Industry puts natural heritage sites at stake: WWFAlmost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities...
06 Apr, 2016, 10.28 AM IST
Hampi, Machu Picchu may be twins!The two cities, built between the 14th and 15th centuries, have sun temples and been declared heritage sites by Unesco.
28 Aug, 2015, 12.22 PM IST
Karnataka proposes twinning of Hampi with Machu PicchuThe initiative includes free entry at Hampi for the tourists who have visited Machu Picchu.
28 Aug, 2015, 10.12 AM IST
This holiday season travel solo, romance new horizonsIndian women are happily travelling for leisure and work. Thanks to lucrative all-women and solo travel holiday deals.
16 Jul, 2015, 07.39 AM IST
Holidays everyone so loved taking this yearExploring the Inca ruins in Peru’s Machu Picchu in South America is a popular choice and many travellers pop the ‘question’ here.
12 Dec, 2013, 02.52 PM IST