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Classic Inca trail to Machupicchu

on November 11, 2016

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Tips to Trek Salkantay | Salkantay Trekking

The trek to Salkantay counts with incredible landscapes like valleys, slopes with native vegetation, high Andean lagoons, rivers, animals, etc. The route has a good state of conservation, that is the reason why the influx of tourist increases every year, being the second most popular for the tourists. There is a diferent way (and more adventurous) to reach Machu Picchu by foot in addition to the tourist trains that departs from Cusco to Aguas Calientes. Those routes are the Inca Trail and the Salkantay to Machu Picchu trek. The trek to Salkantay is the most impressive because is less known than the Inca Trail, and you also need to have a good physical condition to do it. This trek is full of exciting experiences like the visit of the Salkantay Mountain, the Humantay lagoon, the flora and fauna of the mountain range and the high jungle, walking through andean areas between the forests of pluvisilva. The majestic Salkantay Ice Peak is one of the traditional sacred mountains i...

Salkantay Mountain

One of the most incredible ways to visit Machu Picchu is through the Salkantay trek . This 5-day and 4-night hiking route crosses the imposing Salkantay snowy mountain and then reaches the Wonder of the World. Would you like to know Machu Picchu with this adventure surrounded by amazing landscapes? Know everything you should know about the Salkantay trek. What does Salkantay mean? The Salkantay is a snowy whose name translated from Quechua would mean ‘Wild Mountain’. This summit is known as ‘Apu’ (‘Lord’) for its majesty and elevation. Where is it located? The pu Apu ’ Salkantay is located in the Vilcanota Mountain Range in the Andes of southern Peru. This snow is the second largest in Cusco, after Ausangate (Mountain of the 7 Colors). How high is the snowy Salkantay? The snowy Salkantay reaches 6,271 meters above sea level (m.s.n.m.). The trek route that leads to Machu Picchu has its highest point at ‘Abra Salcantay’, at 4,650 m.a.s.l. From there you can see the sno...

Hike to Machu Picchu

Fifth Day: Hike to Machu Picchu - Cusco Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu . An early startto continue hiking to Machu Picchu and see the sunrise over this glorious old city! We walk for about 2 hours to the ruins of Machu Picchu and have a full guided tour that takes about 2 hours. After you have plenty of time to traverse the fortress on your own, and maybe climbing Huayna Picchu Hike (if you have a permit) or the Inca Bridge. Afterwards you can walk down to Aguas Calientes or take the bus. (not included in the cost). You can have lunch at Aguas Calientes (not included in the cost). In the afternoon, we return by train to Ollantaytambo (alternatively to Poroy) and transfer to Cusco. Machu Picchu is both, the best and the least known site of the Incas as it is not mentioned in any Spanish conquistador´s chronicle so that contemporary archaeologists can not do anything more than just speculate on its functions. Local Quechuan farmers had known about Machu Picchu for centurie...

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