Machu Picchu (The Lost City of the Incas), Peru

Machu Picchu (The Lost City of the Incas) is an Inca fortress city situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in the Andes in the western South American country of Peru. The Inca Empire  was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. Built around 1460, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site and also [...]


Rome, Italy Images

Colosseum (Colosseo) When in Rome, do visit the 2000-year old Colosseum. Tickets cost 11 EUR each and can be bought at the less crowded Palatine Hill entrances (the line at the front entrance is usually much longer). Photo by Dan Kamminga Roman Forum (Foro Romano) and Palantine Hill A view of the Roman Forum from [...]