Useful information of the Inca Trail

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is the most famous and best preserved road of the Inca trail. With its cobblestone routes it crosses important archaeological remains such as Huayllabamba, Runcuracay, Sayacmarca, Puyupatamarca, Huíñayhuayna and Intipuncu until arriving at the great citadel of Machu Picchu.

It is necessary to have at least four days to cover it. The geography of the Inca Trail is rugged and allows you to contemplate landscapes of great beauty that include imposing snow, lush jungles and lush forests. The water abounds in the ravines, which are protected from the strong wind, characteristic of the high passes.
informacion-sobre-camino-inca Cusco is one of the greatest archaeological events in world history and even its simple paths are majestic. Due to its condition as a pre-Inca city, it was named the Archeological Capital of South America. In Cusco, on top of each Inca construction, Spanish architecture is added together and together they add centuries of civilization.
Throughout the year, thousands of travelers from all over the world undertake the route of the Inca Trail from Cusco to access the jungle of Peru, and the ancient mysteries that still contain the stones of Machu Picchu.
Along the way there are several ruins of different fortifications in relative good condition, which visually dominate all the valleys.
walk-camino-incaThe Inca trail starts in the town of Cori-huayra-china (Quechua: Quri Wayrachina, 'venteadero de oro'), at kilometer 88 of the Cusco-Quillabamba railway, and takes between Three and four days of walking arrive at Machu Picchu. In the crossing, which crosses an impressive altitudinal slope, with climates and ecosystems as varied as the high Andean high plateau and the misty forests, two passes must be overcome at a great height (the largest of them, Huarmihuañusca, of 4,200 meters of altitude, also known as "Paso de la Mujer Muerta") and ends with the entrance to Machu Picchu through Inti Puncu or "Puerta del Sol".
informacion-camino-inca-peruEn the route the traveler will find a network of styled granite settlements that are along the road (Huiñay Huayna, Puyupatamarca), immersed in natural settings.
As an ideal complement, tourists will also find an exuberant nature, with unique landscapes, hundreds of species of orchids and multicolored birds.
The location of the Inca Trail begins 82 kilometers from the city of Cusco on the way to Machu Picchu and the journey is 42 kilometers.

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