The Latest Breaking News from Machu Picchu

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With a rich and ancient past steeped in Incan history, this South American nation combines natural marvels, exceptional cuisine and mesmerising landmarks

The Culture Ministry said it had closed the country's most famous tourist attraction as well as the Inca Trail leading up to the site "to protect the safety of tourists and the population in general."

The Department of Foreign Affairs confirms 171 Australians have so far contacted its embassy in Lima seeking assistance as tourists become stranded near Peru's Machu Picchu ruins during violent protest across the country.

At least one operator has cancelled all trips to Peru until 7 January

We take you on a journey to Peru's famed Inca citadel, Machu Picchu. Perched at an altitude of 2,430 metres, this UNESCO World Heritage site still holds many secrets. Some of them were recently uncovered by archaeologist José Bastante and a team of Polish researchers. They found a system of…

Police and local authorities had to close off the wonder to the hundreds of waiting tourists.

"It was pretty chaotic, I didn't eat all day"

Twenty people were on the bus as it plunged off a cliff following a trip to the landmark destination