A mountain striped in red, gold and turquoise by minerals, at 5,036 m. The hike from the trailhead takes about 1.5 to 2 hours up; horses are available. Tours leave Cusco at about 4 am.
Acclimatise first. The nearby Red Valley is quieter.
The old Inca capital, at 3,400 m, with Spanish churches built on Inca walls, a UNESCO site.
The fertile Urubamba valley between Cusco and Machu Picchu, with Inca terraces and towns: the fortress of Ollantaytambo, the Pisac market and ruins, …
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 15th-century Inca citadel on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba valley, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
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.
The Tambopata reserve near Puerto Maldonado is one of the most accessible areas of Amazon rainforest, with jungle lodges, clay licks where hundreds o…
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