Inti Punku

... , have a very early start to arrive in time for sunrise at Machu Picchu. After a one hour walk through the forest towards the Inti Punku or Gate of the Sun, also known as the Entrance Gate to Machu Picchu, you will have the most impressive panoramic view ...

... help the porters get ready quickly so they didn't miss their train back to Ollantaytambo. For our own benefit, the quicker you get to Inti Punku then the sooner you'll be at the guardhouse which means there'll be less people crawling all over the ruins if ...

... , César, broke the log jam by virtually carrying a woman and her pack to the top of the steps! As we passed through Inti Punku there was a collective gasp as we saw the ruins of Machupicchu below us for the first time.  As we descended the sun ...

... that we'd caught more than a glimpse. An early start on the second day saw us up at 4.30am for the sunrise through Inti Punku, followed by a three hour tour of Machu Picchu with Jorge.  Ellie, Greg and I then decided we would climb the precarious ...

... with significant upward stretches in the last half. You will be hiking in darkness, so a headlamp is strongly recommended. 

From Inti Punku, a final easy 40-minute hike will bring us to the entrance to Machu Picchu itself. The trail ends at a ...

... nearly fell around laughing. Me and Anil were in the first four trekkers Andrew and Jen being the other two to get to Inti Punku (the Sun Gate), overlooking Machu Picchu . From Inti Punku we were on the final stretch!!!!! All those days were worth it ...

... know against her perfect naivety of what I'd do in the next hour. In the next quarter mile. In the next 30 steps. We reached Inti Punku after a steep and decent climb. I was pretty sweaty and my heart was racing. I was out of breath from the hike and ...

... We witnessed the sunrise over a central jagged peak, almost by design, as if it were its own light show.   Then we hiked to Inti Punku, the Sun Gate, and got to walk along some of the Inca Trail.  We passed through a notch and saw the other ...

... 6100 meters. (B+L+D). DAY 4 : PHUYUPATAMARCA / MACHU PICCHU After about three and a half-hours walking, you will arrive to the Inti punku, (Gates of the Sun), where a magnificent view will be printed in you mind; the Sanctuary of Machupicchu, the ¨Lost ...

... the effort both for the views back to Machu Picchu and down to the Urubamba river. The trek is on the way to Inti Punku (Sun-Gate). More info: http://www.machupicchu.info/ Attractions: Machu Picchu FACT: Machu Picchu was built around 1460 but ...

... where we waited at the front of the queue for an hour until it opened.  An hour's hard hike and I arrived breathless at "Inti Punku" (the sun gate) where you get an incredible birds eye view of Machu Picchu.  Another half an hour hike down and ...

... and it means FOREVER YOUNG. Later on we will continue our trek, crossing the cloud forest though a narrow path till we reach the Inti Punku (Sun Gate). At this spot you will have a great view of the most beautiful Inca Citadel of Peru, "Machu Picchu". ...

... cumbres nevadas, al descender se va uno metiendo en la mismisima selva. El momento cumbre se alcanza al llegar la ultima maniana al Inti Punku, en donde ante los ojos aparece en todo su esplendor la obra maestra del Imperio Inka: Machu Picchu, no es solo ...

... without much effort and we even passed out a couple of people! Five minutes later we walked through the so called Sun Gate, aka Inti Punku for a view of diddly squat! Now I don’t mean to sound negative because the whole walk was amazing and it was ...

... of treking....Macchu Picchu!! The next day we had an early 4am start, we went through the final check point and up to Inti Punku (The Sun Gate). This is where we got our first magical glimpse of Macchu Picchu, mysteriously still pretty much surrounded in ...