The historic Incan site might not have actually been called Macchu Picchu by its inhabitants.
Drones equipped with LIDAR have made a new discovery in Machu Picchu National Park.
The world-famous Incan citadel, which sits high atop the Andes in Peru, is now thought to be decades older.
New research has suggested that Machu Picchu's location on intersecting fault lines is no coincidence.
A species of rat thought to be extinct has been rediscovered near the Incan city's ruins in Peru.
Archaeologists in Peru are using unmanned military drones to aid in their efforts to map ancient ruins.
Archaeologist Thierry Jamin has found what appears to be a hidden door in the Incan city ruins.
The discovery is being hailed as the most significant historic find in Peru since Machu Picchu.