Climbing to the remote Peruvian citadel of Machu Picchu would be a challenge for most hiking groups, but when a third of them have Parkinson’s disease, it’s an even more impressive feat. In ...

Embarking on a trek to the legendary Lost City of the Incas is a pinnacle experience for many travelers. This journey is a ...

SALKANTAY PASS, Peru — Our hiking group had reached the highest point of our trek through the Andes to Machu Picchu. Now our guide was leading us in a Quechua ritual. We took turns placing stones in ...

Peru’s Lares Trail is the road less traveled to Machu Picchu. Outshined by the popular Salcantay and Inca trails, Lares is the cultural cousin to Peru’s prized twins, and Lares offers what other treks ...

I work out religiously, but nothing you can do in Arkansas fully prepares you for the thin Andean air. Every step is a ...

Michael McCulloch had learned about blind people “dying from inactivity.” Physical inactivity leads to most chronic illnesses, according to a 2012 study, so McCulloch wasn’t wrong in his fear of ...