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INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU

INCA TRAIL PROGRAMS:

PACKAGES INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU 8D/7N

TRADITIONAL INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU 4D/3N

SHORT INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU 2D/1N

At its height the Inca road system covered over 20,000 km and stretched from Ecuador to Chile; most trails converged on Cuzco, capital of the empire. The stretch refered to as "the" Inca Trail today is in fact merely the final, dramatic and most popular stretch of the Incan road leading to Machu Picchu. A rite of passage for many visitors to Peru, the Inca Trail is a strenuous, 4-day trek from the Sacred Valley floor through cloud forest and jungle, traversing high mountain passes that test both mind and body. The end of the trail is the aptly-named Sun Gate, where a first misty glimpse of the lost city of Machu Picchu is made all the more meaningful when the journey was fueled by your own sweat and determination

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The Inca trail to Machu Picchu (also known as Camino Inca or Camino Inka) consists of three overlapping trails: Mollepata, Classic and One Day. Mollepata is the longest of the three routes with the highest mountain pass and intersects with the Classic route before crossing "Dead Woman's Pass". Located in the Andes mountain range, the trail passes through several types of Andean environments including cloud forest and alpine tundra. Settlements, tunnels, and many Incan ruins are located along the trail before ending the terminus at the Sun Gate on Machu Picchu mountain. The two longer routes require an ascent to beyond 3,660 metres (12,010 ft) above sea level, which can result in altitude sickness.

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Concern about overuse leading to erosion has led the Peruvian government to place a limit on the number of people who may hike this trail per season, and to sharply limit the companies that can provide guides. As a result, advance booking is mandatory. A maximum of 500 people, including guides and porters, are permitted to begin the trail every day. As a result, the high season books out very quickly.

The Inca road system was the most extensive and highly advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. The network was based on two north-south roads, with numerous branches. The best known portion of the road system is the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

The eastern route ran high in the puna and mountain valleys from Quito, Ecuador to Mendoza, Argentina. The western route followed the coastal plain except in coastal deserts where it hugged the foothills. More than twenty routes ran over the western mountains, while others traversed the eastern cordillera in the mountains and lowlands. Some of these roads reach heights of over 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) above sea level. The trails connected the regions of the Inca empire from the northern provincial capital in Quito, Ecuador past the modern city of Santiago, Chile in the south. The Inca road system linked together about 40,000 kilometres (25,000 mi) of roadway and provided access to over 3,000,000 square kilometres (1,200,000 sq mi) of territory.

Situated between 500 to 800 metres (1,600 to 2,600 ft) above sea level, this monumental road, which could reach 20 metres (66 ft) in width, connected populated areas, administrative centers, agricultural and mining zones as well as ceremonial centers and sacred spaces.

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

The name Wiñay Wayna (forever young) (win-yay-way-na) is used to refer to both a hostel–restaurant–camp site and a set of Inca ruins. Two groups of major architectural structures, a lower and upper, are set among multiple agricultural terraces at this concave mountainside site. A long flight of fountains or ritual baths utilizing as many as 19 springs runs between the two groups of buildings.

From Wiñay Wayna the trail undulates along below the crest of the east slope of the mountain named Machu Picchu. The steep stairs leading to Intipunku (sun gate) are reached after approximately 3 km. Reaching the crest of this ridge reveals the grandeur of the ruins of Machu Picchu, which lie below. A short downhill walk is the final section of the trail.

INCA TRAIL PROGRAMS:

PACKAGES INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU 8D/7N

TRADITIONAL INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU 4D/3N

SHORT INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU 2D/1N

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INCA TRAIL
SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS
MACHU PICCHU TOURS
INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU 8D/7N
TRADITIONAL INKA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU 4D/3N
BRIEF INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU 2D/1N
CHOQUEQUIRAO TO MACHU PICCHU TREK 8D/7N
CHOQUEQUIRAO TREK 4D/3N
SALKANTAY/ INCA TRAIL TO MACHU PICCHU TREK 6D/5N
SALKANTAY GLACIER TREK 5D/4N
HIGHLANDS OF PERU, AUSANGATE TREK 6D/5N
NATIVE COMMUNITIES, LARES VALLEY TREK 4D/3N
LAST STRONGHOLD OF THE INCAS, VILCABAMBA TREK 8D/7N
CHACHAPOYAS CULTURE
KUELAP FORTRESS
GOCTA WATERFALL TREK 5D/4N
AREQUIPA, COLCA CANYON 3D/2N
LIMA CITY TOUR, NAZCA LINES
PARACAS NATIONAL RESERVE
BALLESTAS ISLANDS (LITTLE GALAPAGOS)
PUNO AND TITICACA LAKE 3D/2N
MANU BIOSPHERE RESERVE 8D/7N
PERU RAFTING
URUBAMBA ONE DAY RAFTING
URUBAMBA TWO DAYS RAFTING
WHITEWATER RAFTING APURIMAC RIVER 3D/2N
TAMBOPATA RIVER, JUNGLE RAFTING 9D/8N