According to legend, this plaza once marked the exact center of the Inca Empire, earning Cusco the nickname "the navel of the world." After Spanish conquistadors conquered the city in the early 1500s, ...

The best time to visit Cusco is from June to mid-September. Though temperatures hover in the mid- to upper 60s throughout the year, the city sees fewer rain showers during its winter months. Still, ...

Heather Jasper moved to Cusco, Peru, from Seattle in 2019. Despite crime and living through the country's political turmoil, she says she prefers it. She explains how the Cusco community helped her ...

Each room sits on a raised terrace overlooking the Urubamba River and boasts colorful and airy living spaces that include alpaca fabrics and other artisanal decor. At Hotel Rio Sagrado, no detail is ...

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Lima — Weeks-long protests that have killed dozens across Peru continued on Thursday, with escalating tensions in the Andean city Cusco prompting the government to preemptively close the tourist hub's ...

Built in the shadows of the Andes, Cusco’s golden temple was the centrepiece of an empire that revolutionised city planning in South America The thin air and harsh, rocky slopes of the Peruvian Andes ...

Cusco invites travelers to explore its ancient streets. At their highest peak of 22,838 feet, the Andes wrap along South America's western side and are among the world's longest and most majestic ...

Spanish settlers knocked down all but the foundations of the Temple of the Sun, then built a church atop the Inca walls. Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons It’s long been rumored that a ...

PERU, CUZCO - JULY 24 : Aerial view of Cuzco. Plaza de Armas with the Cathedral and Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus church in Cuzco, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peru's Andes on July 24, 2017, Peru. ...

This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. As the second ceremony commenced and I was handed my half-dose of the plant medicine, I took a deep breath ...