Waynapicchu Sacred Valley

Arrivée à 5h du matin à Cuzco, c'est magnifique, il n'y a personne et les monuments sont éclairés (plaza de armas). On trouve un hôtel, on dort un peu avant de visiter la ville et se renseigner pour visiter les sites de la vallée des Incas et le Machu Picchu.

La ville est très belle, il y a des places à arcades, des balcons en bois …

Did the 4 Day Inka Jungle Trek to Machu Picchu:

1st Day: Downhill biking from 4200m to 1200m in 3h, that was fun!

2nd Day: 24km hiking in the mountains, jungle and on the original Inka Trail. After the hike we took a bath in the hot springs, that was great!

3rd Day: 22km hiking between Andean pueblos and along the train …

Day 1 - Cusco to Santa Maria

We were picked up outside Loki at about 6:30am and driven through the stunning Sacred Valley and dropped off at the 4300 meter high Abra Malaga (San Luis). Here we changed into our sexy biking kit We then zoomed down the paved mountain road past changing landscapes until we reached Huamanmarca. Then we carried …

After a day spent wandering round Cusco, shopping for bargains in the market (Hannah is proud of herself for bargaining in spanish and winning), turning down offers to shine our hiking boots, and generally recovering from our long taxi ride, we were off on the Inca Jungle Trail...

We were told that we would be picked up from our hostel …

Why is Lenin smiling?














Because the Peruvian government has done right by the people living along the Salkantay Trail – one of the most popular hiking routes to Machu Picchu. A few years ago the government created infrastructure and financing programs for the …

... such large rocks .. all the way up here! Higher yet was a small set of ruins that overlook Machu Picchu called Waynapicchu. Tim and I made the difficult and very steep one hour climb but were rewarded with awesome views over the ruins and surrounding ...

... left to do next was to drink the stuff. Mmmm, it was great. After another little rest The Optician persuaded me to head up Waynapicchu with him. This is the hill that you see in the background of all the famous shots. It was a tough steep climb, ...

... being spent at Machu Picchu. Our tour began at 6am with a forty minute drive to our breakfast point over looking the Sacred Valley. Another short drive then it was time to begin our hike. Several hours of walking through different valleys and mountain ...

... genommen haben, die verlorene Stadt betreten. Um 10 Uhr war dann unsere Gruppe von 200 Leuten an der Reihe den Waynapicchu zu erklimmen. Das hiess nochmals ueber eine Stunde Treppenstufen steigen, die teilseweise noch hoeher und glitschiger waren, was ...

... the best day ever. We are in an internet cafe recovering from having conquered not only Machu Picchu, but also its neighbouring mountain Waynapicchu. We may have had to get up at 4 this morning, and may never walk again from exhaustion, but it was all ...

... von dort zu sehen. Nach 1Stunde warten, kamen wir als kleine Gruppe/ der harte Kern, auf die Abgesperrte Area des Waynapicchu rein. Nach 40Minuten klettern, ueber eine echt gefaehrliche abgenutzte und rutschige Route, kamen oben an. Auf der Route war ...

... Dorf mit nur einer biligen Essensgelegenheit eine Nacht laenger als geplant bleiben, da auf den Berg hinter Machu Picchu, Waynapicchu taeglich nur 400 Leute hinauf duerfen und wir zu spaet zum Ticketbuero kamen, uns Wp jedoch nicht entgehen lassen ...

... how fortunate I feel to be able to write to all of you and say that I have had that moment. When I sat on top of Waynapicchu overlooking the Andes and Machu Picchu I felt an overwhelming sense of peace with myself and the world. When you're in a place ...

... mountain, building etc has some purpose in regards to rituals and ceremonies. We had been recommended by everyone to climb Waynapicchu once in Machu Picchu.  This is the incredible mountain at one end of the ruins directly linked to astronomical ...

... bunch of stinky backpackers had I not done the trail myself! Although I was still feeling slightly guilty for having skipped Waynapicchu (I could have stayed the night in Aguas Calientes and returned to Machu Picchu the next morning), I can honestly say ...