The approach to Machu Picchu is a winding, narrow climb through a forest of begonias, orchids, and mosses. Moving clouds of predawn mist cloak the peaks. The chirping of parakeets rings through the ...

The Inca Trail is approximately 26 miles long and leads to one of the most iconic sites in the world: Machu Picchu. Millions of people trek to the 15th-century Citadel to see a well-preserved Incan ...

Several Poway residents were among 29 hikers who travel to Peru in October to hike Machu Picchu to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson’s disease and stem-cell therapy research. The hikers, nine of ...

This A-List travel expert offers a list of the top five treks in Peru, besides the Inca Trail, and how to visit them.

Peru’s Lares Trail is the road less traveled to Machu Picchu. Outshined by the popular Salcantay and Inca trails, Lares is the cultural cousin to Peru’s prized twins, and Lares offers what other treks ...

For those of you who haven't read my #wellnessjourney column in the print edition of Women's Health yet—Hi! I'm Marta Topran, the beauty director at WH. Over the past several months I've been working ...