Winding through Peru's verdant landscape toward Machu Picchu, this famous four-day hike is not for the faint of heart. That said, recent travelers say the laborious trek pays off with gorgeous ...

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But if Machu Picchu is the Holy Grail, hiking the Inca Trail is the true pilgrimage to get there. The ancient path is a challenging four-day trek. All trekkers must go with an organized group or ...

reaching Machu Picchu. Trains and buses drop thousands of visitors off here every day, but hiking in offers an unmatched experience. Hikers get to sit in sacred spaces, sleep under the stars and ...

After four days of trekking the Inca Trail, I had just reached a pass where I had my first view of Machu Picchu. I thought I ... As the clouds cleared, the day turned beautiful; in the distance ...

Known as the Inca Trail, the 4-day trek departs from Chilca (on kilometer 82 of the Cusco - Machu Picchu train line) and weaves through 24 miles of mountains, forests, and various other remains of ...

The widely popular tourist destination has clamped down on numbers but is still generating vast sums from visitors.

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As for farming, Machu Picchu's residents likely made use of the grand terraces surrounding it. But experts say these terraces alone couldn't have sustained the estimated population of the day and ...