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By Mackenzie Carpenter
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Choquequirao

It translates to "golden cradle" in the Quechua language, but everyone's calling it the "new Machu Picchu." This massive archeological site in southern Peru is beginning to attract outsiders, although it requires some physical stamina to get there.

Choquequirao Archeological Park is busily creating a tourism program to make it more accessible, but there's still a two-day hike or horseback ride involved. Occupied by the Inca during the mid-15th century A.D., Choquequirao is located at 10,170 feet on the western slopes of the snow-covered Vilcabamba mountain range, and was once home to nearly 1,000 people.

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