If you’re planning a trip to Peru anytime in the near future, you’re almost certainly stopping for a visit to Machu Picchu, the famed Inca city recently crowned one of the Seven New Wonders of the World. But there is much more to discover about Inca culture, architecture, and infrastructure than a mere visit to [...]

Our time in Cusco was coming to a close, and we prepared to head to our next stop, which would take us one step closer to Machu Picchu: the village of Ollantaytambo. Although we could have taken the Peru Rail, a tourist-focused train that takes visitors to Aguas Calientes, just shy of Machu Picchu, we [...]