The Holbrook Explorer

Here's a video link to a woman's heart-wrenching trip to Machu Picchu: See Machu Picchu - Things to do before you die - BBC

Lima – A first batch of 350 artifacts removed from Machu Picchu and held by Yale University for almost 100 years have been returned to the highland Peruvian city of Cuzco, ancient capital of the Inca

According to the Living in Peru website, tourists visiting Machu Picchu on July 7 will receive gifts made by the local communities.

Listen to an interview here with Mark Adams, the author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time.

This July is a very special month, not only because the anniversary of the rediscovery of Machu Picchu, but because this July has five full weekends.