The 15th-century Inca citadel on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba valley, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. Entry is by timed ticket on set circuits; climbing Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain needs a separate ticket. Book well ahead, especially from May to September.
Reach it by train from Cusco or Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, then bus, or walk the Inca Trail.
The classic Inca Trail is a 4-day, 43 km hike on original Inca stone paths from Km 82 in the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu, passing Inca ruins, cloud…
The fertile Urubamba valley between Cusco and Machu Picchu, with Inca terraces and towns: the fortress of Ollantaytambo, the Pisac market and ruins, …
The old Inca capital, at 3,400 m, with Spanish churches built on Inca walls, a UNESCO site.
A mountain striped in red, gold and turquoise by minerals, at 5,036 m.
One of the deepest canyons in the world, with Andean condors soaring on the morning thermals at the Cruz del Cóndor viewpoint, and terraced villages.
Giant geoglyphs of animals, plants and lines drawn in the desert between 500 BC and 500 AD, a UNESCO site, best seen from small planes on 30-minute f…
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