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Peru is a destination that feels like it’s pulled straight from a dream. However, to ensure that dream doesn’t involve heavy downpours or endless queues, timing is everything. If you are asking yourself when is the best time to visit Peru and Machu Picchu, you’ve come to the right place. Here is the breakdown of […]

When you open the plane door, you not only see the Andes, but feel them. Getting into the icy Cusco altitude of 11,152 feet is almost the same as getting on the summit of eight Empire State Buildings on top of one another. Most travel experts concur that this gigantic corporeal change brings about an […]

There are zero roads going into Machu Picchu. People show up thinking they can grab a taxi or rent a car and drive there. That option flat out does not exist. Machu Picchu train tickets are the only way anyone gets to that mountain. Aguas Calientes is the town sitting at the base, and it […]

As you plunge into the airport, your heart is racing like you have just done a sprint. This belongs not only to the enthusiasm of being at the Incan Capital — but also to the physical effect of being at Cusco’s high altitude. The city, located at an impressive 11,152 feet (3,399 meters) above sea […]

Step off the van and the first thing that hits is the air. Sharp, thin, carrying eucalyptus and woodsmoke at 12,500 feet. Chinchero does not ease you in. The elevation announces itself immediately and the town follows from there. Andean mythology gave this place the title Birthplace of the Rainbow, which connects to the light […]

Suppose the mountain side is all over with thousands of glittering white pockets, which look like a great patchwork quilt. In Maras Moray Cusco, this isn’t snow, but an ancient network of salt evaporation ponds. These Salineras de Maras are still harvested by local families: in the same way as they were baked long before […]

Classic Inca Trail permits sell out six months ahead and that window simply does not work for a lot of people. The inca jungle trek was built around that gap. Four days, Machu Picchu at the end, and a route that rarely needs more than a few weeks of planning. This is not a fallback […]

Most people researching this short inca trail want the Sun Gate experience but aren’t interested in four nights on the ground. That’s a fair call and the short inca trail exists precisely for that reason. One day of hiking, one night in a hotel, same arrival through Inti Punku that classic trekkers get. The camping […]

Suppose it were a white granite city, standing on a ridge so elevated that it appears to be within the clouds. Thick jungle concealed this Inca citadel for more than four hundred years. It rests four breathtaking thousand feet above sea level. If you’ve ever wondered where is Machu Picchu, the answer lies deep within […]

You have probably noticed the famous picture where there are many colors applied to the mountain, and where the hikers are arranged against the mountain top. What the said images fail to demonstrate is the strenuous high mountain climb and the large crowd just beyond the camera frame. But Palccoyo hiking offers a calmer way […]