50 Places Women Should Never Travel Alone

Machu Picchu, Peru

While the ruins themselves shouldn’t raise alarm for solo female travelers, the problem with visiting Machu Picchu is that there are some seriously dangerous areas surrounding it.

Travel routes leading to Machu Picchu and the rural areas surrounding the ruins are home to multiple terrorist groups and drug-trafficking cartels. Not only does this make solo travel unsafe for women, but it makes solo travel a bit too perilous for anyone to consider. Unless you’re Walter White, of course.

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