Machu Picchu, Peru

Travel Blogs from Machu Picchu (822)

A million steps to the city in the clouds..., Machu Picchu, Peru travel blog
A million steps to the city in the clouds...
May 28, 2007

... four years ago and the highlight of the trip was doing a two-day hike to visit spectacular Incan city of Machu Picchu. It remains an absolute must when visiting Peru (or South America!) so of course we put it on our itinerary. The city is deep in the ...

A travel blog entry by globedecker
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Mystical Machu Picchu, Machu Picchu, Peru travel blog
Mystical Machu Picchu
Sep 10, 2008

9am and the same driver picked us up at our hotel in Cusco - back thru the Sacred Valley to Ollyantambo to meet up with the group who had done the Lares Trek.  Driving thru the valley again was no hardship that's for sure as in the early morning ...

A travel blog entry by themurphys
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Walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Inca Trail between Cusco and Machu Picchu, Peru travel blog
Walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Nov 25, 2006

... farming terraces, located on the banks of the Rio Cusichaca river. It was an amazing sight and really got us excited about seeing Machu Picchu. Day two started early at 05:30 with a hot drink for those who wanted one. They drink coca tea here which ...

A travel blog entry by alexndean
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Salkantay trek: The march to Machu Picchu -, Machu Picchu, Peru travel blog
Salkantay trek: The march to Machu Picchu -
Aug 13, 2005

... the distance. We had seen the famous postcard view so many times; it was really hard to believe we were finally here. Machu Picchu was only discovered accidentally in 1911 by an American archaeologist. What a sight that must have been for him even if ...

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Attractions in Machu Picchu (12)

Huayna Picchu
Huayna Picchu

Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru

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Intihuatana Stone
Intihuatana Stone

On the left bank of the Urubamba river, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru

4.00

Temple of the Sun
Temple of the Sun

Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru

4.00

Built in the form of a circular tower on a massive slab of granite, this sacred edifice contains the famous Intiwatana, or sun dial, which the Incas used to "tie down" the sun at the winter solstice each year.
Gate of the Sun (Intipuncu)
Gate of the Sun (Intipuncu)

Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru

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Forum Discussions on Machu Picchu (108)

need help!
Posted on Oct 6, 2009, 15:53:07
... they just take the tour to machu picchu and they travel to puno by their own and well I recommend you to take a tour because machu picchu it is so popular, you should visit arequipa too and trujillo or some cities from the north of peru. well good luck
Machu Picchu Info
Posted on Jun 3, 2007, 22:30:02
... , but if you are uneasy with heights, the long ladders may make you turn back. Follow the rail track from Aguas Calientes towards Machu Picchu. About 50 meters past the last building is an obvious trail leading up to the right. Conveniently it has a sign ...
Machu Picchu, disappearing?
Posted on Mar 4, 2009, 17:34:35
... the famous Machu Picchu, if not, then tourists will trample all over it....says a writer who recently visited. The daily crowds at Machu Picchu during season from June to September (over 400,000 visited in 2003) are pounding the ruins to pulp as the next ...
The Machu Picchu "face"?
Posted on Apr 26, 2009, 19:20:18
... is it doctored or what? so...i'm peruvian, but i live in florida. and i went to visit my family in peru last summer and we visited machu picchu. while we were there, i bought this poster of machu picchu and put it on my wall. like 10 minutes ...

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