LIMA, Peru — From her small home near two golf courses and three slums, Gianina Rojas gazes up at a crumbling adobe pyramid, remnants of the vast Inca empire that flourished more than six centuries ...

LIMA, Peru — Although the top tourist destination in Peru is the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, high in the Andes Mountains, the capital Lima also holds a treasure trove of ancient ruins — so ...

The top tourist destination in Peru is the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu, high in the Andes Mountains. Not so well known is that the Peruvian capital of Lima also holds ancient treasures. As John Otis ...

A valley between Leymebamba and Chachapoyas. Over the past few decades, Peru has been trying to weightily designate a number of its archaeological sites as “the next Machu Picchu,” after the famed ...

LIMA, Peru — Excitement for soccer has reached a fever pitch in Peru’s crowded capital, where a lack of open spaces has forced residents to play pickup games squeezed against Incan ruins or in ...

Throughout their history of poverty and political turmoil, Peruvians have been fiercely proud of their elaborate, spicy food and new superstar chefs are now a magnet for culinary tourists. Lima used ...

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"Everywhere you dig, you will find something — because Lima was home to great civilizations," says a museum director in the capital. "But it's... LIMA, Peru — Although the top tourist destination in ...