Tag: Peru
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The Inca Bridge
in: Travel
The Inca Bridge is on a path heading west from the site. It’s about a 40-60 minute hike. The route itself is not difficult, just the path is narrow and perched on the edge of a cliff. For those who have difficulties with height, the path may be impassable. A section of the path…
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The Inca Trail at Machupicchu
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The Inca trail eventually arrives, from the east, at Machupicchu.
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Waynapicchu
in: Travel
Waynapicchu is the larger of the two mountains behind the main site. There is a trail that leads to the top. It takes about 1.5-2 hours to climb and maybe slighly less to decend. It shouldn’t be assumed that coming down is easier. There’s a lot of stress on the knees. The trail has stairs…
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Machupicchu
in: Travel
We spent three days at Machupicchu. The first day we arrived at about 11:00 AM. The train fare included a guided tour which covered the main site over a period of about 3 hours. It seemed comprehensive and the guide seemed to know what he was talking about. The second day was spent climbing Waynapicchu…
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The Inca Trail to Machupicchu
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There 3 ways to get to Machupicchu: bus/car; train; hike the Inca Trail. The hike is four days from Urubamba. The train takes one and one-half hours. We opted for the shorter “hike”. On arrival in Aguas Calientes we were immediately bused to the entrance of the site of Machupicchu. The immediacy was good; Aguas…