Since the trail up to Machu Picchu is a long 30 mile hike, you want to be sure that you are physically fit for the climb. Get in aerobics work outs everyday, and focus on your legs and core. These are the main muscle groups your body will be using. It is good to take small hikes and carry the gear you will be taking with you. This way you will be more used to the weight of your pack.
Machu Picchu is one of The Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu is in Cusco Peru and is beautiful and sacred, you can visit Machu Picchu, SacsayHuaman, Choquequirao, Ollantaytambo, sacred Valley by Inca Trail or train
The Incas. Machu Picchu was built by the Inca's Civilization or Tahuantinsuyo Empire, Machu Picchu is one of The Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu is in Cusco Peru and is beautiful and sacred, you can visit Machu Picchu, SacsayHuaman, Choquequirao, Ollantaytambo, sacred Valley by Inca Trail or train.
No, you take a bus or you can walk up from Aguas Calientes.
There's a train which travels from Cuzco to a town near the base of the mountains by Machu Picchu, and from there you can take a bus. I visited Machu Picchu (after Cuzco) recently and it is beautiful! Anyhow, just ask any police officer or store owner and they can help tell you where to go - they're very friendly!
Well, Machu Picchu is in the southern east of the country. It's about 5 or 6 hours by train from the city of Cuzco to Hot Springs Train station (Aguas Calientes).
The Incas built Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu was built by the Incan Civilization around 1450 in the jungle and mountains near Cusco, Peru. Machu Picchu is one of The Seven Wonders of the World. For more information about Machu Picchu, see the Related Link listed below.
Machu Picchu is well known because it was built by human hands for so many years, by a very advanced and also almost unknown civilization, and it was sitting in silence at the top of the world for at least 1000 years. Now is that cool or what? Machu Picchu is one of The Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu is in Cusco Peru and is beautiful and sacred, you can visit Machu Picchu, SacsayHuaman, Choquequirao, Ollantaytambo, sacred Valley by Inca Trail or train.
Machu Picchu Tours has a 3 day 2 night package deal at reasonable per person rate. It comes in four different classes: Basic, Tourist, First Class, and Luxury. It includes hotel accommodations, train tickets and a buffet.
The majority of treks on the Inca Trail take about 4 days with camp sites along the way. For people who don't want to walk they can always get a train and end at Machu Picchu.
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The most famous is Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca pleasure palace built of stone and perched on top of a mountain. Machu Picchu was only discovered by Westerners in 1911, but was built around 1450. You can reach it by taking a 4-day guided hike along the "Inca Trail" from Cuzco, the capital of the Incas. You will cross multiple ecological zones and walk on stones hand-cut by Inca masons (and maintained for tourism). At dawn on the last day you arrive at Machu Picchu, which is usually shrouded in mist. You can also take a one-day trip by train to the site (there is no road to it). If you do the Inca Trail you return by train. Other wonderful places are: Lake Titicaca, Arequipa, Manu National Park, Nazca Lines, Chan Chan, Lambayeque.
If not by hitch-hiking, then by train or bus.