The Inca Trail begins in Cusco, one of the highest cities in Peru. Acclimating to the trail’s elevation will help mitigate altitude sickness, which is common in the region.

Literally "old mountain" in Quechua, Peru's dominant indigenous language, Machu Picchu is built into peaks more than 2,400 meters above sea level in southern Peru, where the Andes and the Amazon ...

The fabled route leading to Machu Picchu is one of the world's most jaw-droppingly beautiful treks – but it's also plagued by controversies that travellers can avoid. At 2,840m above sea level ...