A 79-year-old Windor woman completed the climb up Huayna Picchu in Peru. Annette Wanzek, with the help of Kari Novak of Fargo, was able to climb the mountain that overlooks Machu Picchu. Novak stayed ...

Hiking trails are best when they are dry and not muddy, puddled, or slick. So it's no surprise that the worst time to climb one of the trails to Machu Picchu is during the summer rainy season ...

Hiking through the Sacred Valley was exhausting, mentally challenging, and at times overwhelming. But standing above Machu ...

There’s a photograph of Laura and Adrian on the day they met. It’s a group shot, taken on the outset of an Inca Trail trek in the autumn of 2010. Laura’s on one side of the group of hikers, Adrian’s ...

This is part of WTOP’s continuing coverage of people making a difference in our community, reported by Stephanie Gaines-Bryant. Read more of that coverage. Eighteen of the Wisdom Walkers trekked more ...

Contributors have experience in areas ranging from family travel, adventure travel, experiential travel and budget travel to ...