An Australian tourist has died after falling into a ravine whilst hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru.

“He likely tried to hold onto the wooden railing, but it gave way and he slipped into the abyss,” authorities said of Matthew ...

An Australian tourist died after a horrific fall while hiking Peru’s famed Inca Trail, authorities said. Matthew Cameron Paton, a 52-year-old police officer from Victoria, Australia, was trekking the ...

Members of a rescue team found the body of 52-year-old Matthew Cameron Paton, a Victoria Police Department sergeant, on ...

Family says father of three always wanted to travel to Peru and learned Spanish to help with his trip to Machu Picchu ...

Ancient DNA reveals people traveled more than 435 miles along Peru’s coast centuries before the Inca Empire, reshaping ancient history.

For centuries, the vanished Inca fortress of Ancocagua existed only in lore. Now, at a mountaintop site in Peru, researchers ...

Victoria Police sergeant Matt Paton, 52, died while hiking the Inca Trail with his wife Jane. (Victoria Police) His body was ...

Mr Velasquez told state-owned news agency Andina that Mr Paton had arrived in Peru 12 days ago. “We have information ...

Bursting with ancient mysteries and rugged Andean culture, the Inca Trail is an unforgettable hike to experience in Peru. Once the main passageway for the Inca to enter Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail is ...

Australian man Matthew Paton, a Victoria Police sergeant, has died in Peru after falling up to 400 metres from a mountain path while walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.