Machu Picchu is the most visited place when you travel to Peru. This architectural marvel limestone without mortar, dating from the mid fifteenth century, is situated on a high plateau in the depths of the Amazon jungle. Is accessible by train from Cuzco or, if you dare, make the journey […]
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Go by train is part of an amazing voyage to know Machu Picchu. Its recommendable to book in advance, and count with a tour guide that understand well the culture and can clarify all your doubts and questions; so you’re not going to waste your time, safe money and optimize […]
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The Lost City of Machu Picchu is a mysterious wonder. The site is a window to the past, through which we can know who built it: the Incas, an ancient civilization that created the most powerful empire in South America. While it took obvious skill to construct Machu Picchu, […]
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Machu Picchu is the symbol of the culture alive in Peru, and every year shows their magnificent to the entire world let´s check how you can get the tickets to visit this architectonic monument considerate a World Heritage by the UNESCO. Many years ago, there was no limit of space […]
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Paucarcancha Ruins, The archaeological complex of Paucarcancha is one of the touristic attractions that belong to the Ollantaytambo district, the community of Qhesqa, in the province of Urubamba, Cusco. This place is divided in two stages: the first one is the agricultural space and you can see the beautiful landscape […]
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Huayna Picchu, The Young mountain, this particular mountain is one of the several rock formations wich are one of the destinations when the tourist arrives to the Machu Picchu Sanctuary. Is famous for being the background of many of the pictures took by the tourist, is also have many archeological […]
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Tipón, city and archaeological site. Is a National Park, located on the 18th km of the Cusco-Puno highway, at an altitude of 3500 meters above the sea level, is a huge site where experimentation and engineering are combined, where 12 platforms stands out, functioned as an experimental laboratory to make […]
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Can you imagine how big is Machu Picchu? The sanctuary is located in the district of Machu Picchu, in the province of Urubamba in the department of Cusco. It spans one of the most impressive archaeological sites in the world. It has an area of 32,592 hectares. The built area […]
Read More The community of Pisac is located at 33km from the city of Cusco, is one of the most important places in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. For more information, check you route on your travel all along the Valley. Pisac is divided on 2 parts, the archaeological, wich is […]
Read More If you want to spend sometime and feel the adrenaline, you cant miss the adventure sports in Machu Picchu. When you’re on travel vacation, you must check the possibilities of making some other things besides visiting the Machu Picchu Sanctuary, there are also many things that you got to put […]
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Many artists found inspiration with the wonder that is Machu Picchu, many musicians have wrote about the Sanctuary and his magnetism, greatness and his ancestral knowledge. One of the first bands that create a conceptual album with the Machu Picchu theme is Los Jaivas, a Chilean band of folk-rock, who […]
Read More Selection Machu Picchu travel programs, please make a choice Program Duration Highlights MACHU PICCHU EXPRESS 3 DAYS 3 Days and 2 Nights Cusco, Machu Picchu MACHU PICCHU CLASSIC 4 DAYS 4 Days and 3 Nights Cusco, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley MACHU PICCHU SPECIAL 4 DAYS 4 Days and 3 […]
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All the Machu Picchu pictures you’ll find online can’t and won’t compare the detailed labor that the Incas had to put on, in order to get this amazing result. Not only Machu Picchu but lot’s of archaeological sites spread through Peru show the perfection that this culture had in mind, […]
Read More The complex of Machu Picchu, located in Peru is undoubtedly the most important and most visited in South America receives hundreds of thousands of tourists, is known as the ancient sacred city of the Incas. It has a unique beauty that attracts tourists from around the world and the fact […]
Read More Intihuatana, the place when the sun gets tied, It was a religious construction, conformed of 4 sides, considering like the 4 cardinals points (north, south, east and west) located at the top of the sacred mountain, after climbing around 70 steps, is a wonder of the ancient technology, given the […]
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To travel by train to Machu Picchu, PERURAIL, the company that operates the Southern Railways, offers a wide variety of services which cover the needs of the different types of passengers to the former Inca citadel or the nearby area. 1. To take the so called INCA ROUTE Cuzco/Machu Picchu/Cuzco […]
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The tropical mountain forest surrounding Machu Picchu is relatively warm and humid throughout the year. On average, daytime is warmer and then temperatures drop at night. Variation in Machu Picchu weather actually depends more so on rainfall than temperature. Given the location of Machu Picchu, rain can be expected anytime, […]
Read More Intipata Ruins, the place of the Sun. This site is one of the less known of the whole Inca Trail, because you can’t see it at first sight, but if you are curious, you can see these beautiful platforms, and the way the sun sets over these structures is amazing, […]
Read More There are 112krn of railway line between the city of Cusco and the station of Puente Ruinas or Machupicchu. The trip starts in the station of San Pedro in Cusco, zig-zagging up the Picchu mountain until it reaches the highest point, a spot called “El Arco” (the arch), in the […]
Read More Muyucmarca, The round place,When the Spanish conquers arrive to the fortress, the chroniclers that write everything that happened misunderstood the name of the tower, change it for Muyumarca, and not Muyucmarca. Actually, the name that remains was Muyucmarca, due that the local natives cannot change his language by a foreign […]
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South East Side (Called Eastern Sector) Of Machu Picchu Site Map Some References Call This General Area The Urban Sector. When Using That Reference, The Division Line Runs NW Of The Temple Of The Condor
Read More This legend was told by one of the most important chronicles of the XVth century, Garcilaso de la Vega, El Inca, who was son of a Spanish captain and an Inca princess called Chimpu Ocllo. Because of that, Garcilaso was able to have many stories and legends from a very […]
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Ollantaytambo Was a site with many archaeological structures like astronomic observatories, administrate, agricultural and urban. Is a city with the remain of his Inca legacy, since this still keeps some of the constructions that were built by the Incas, and the natives are still using it like 400 years ago. […]
Read More As you begin to prepare for your visit to Machu Picchu, surely you want to see how the sectors of the famous archeological site are distributed. Below you will find various Machu Picchu Maps. Selection of Maps of Machu Picchu Machu Picchu sanctuary map Machu Picchu urban sector map Machu […]
Read More The imperial City of Cusco, known for the entire world because is one of the wonders of the world and not for less, it’s an impresive and beautiful city, which squares, walls and buildings are a reason to be amazed. This city which had captivate turist and researchers its located […]
Read More The city of CUSCO capital of the Inca Empire, nominated by the UNESCO as a Cultural Heritage of Humanity, because of its magnificent architecture and also cultural richness. CUSCO means in quechua “navel of the world”, because for the Incas this site represents the center of all: life, culture, military […]
Read More Wiñaywayna, forever young, Is an archeologic site, located at the southwest of Machu Picchu Sancturay, between Putyutamarca and Intipunku, at 2700 meter above the sea level, perfect for your tour adventures. Wiñaywayna consists of two constructions, one is located on the top, and the other is below that, united by […]
Read More Many species are living for centuries in the Sanctuary, but only one is the queen of all plants and living creatures, with over 300 species and many colors, this plant is such a beautiful thing to observed and smell, that’s why Machu Picchu, The Land of the Orchids, must live […]
Read More The citadel of Machu Picchu has had several periods of occupation. Taken from the chronicles, the construction style and ceramics found has deducted the following: Initial Period: 1300 AD Classic Period: 1400 AD Imperial Period: 1533 AD Transition Period: 1533-1572 AD Read more about Machu Picchu History: The Story of Machu Picchu Rediscovery Machu […]
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