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Know about the Famed Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Nestled high in the Andes at an altitude of 2350m, and overshadowed by a 3000m peak, lies an Old Mountain. For years, the morning mists settled on this ancient site keeping the complex beneath shrouded in mystery. <br>While the ruins of Machu Picchu can be accessed by train and a quick bus trip, the best way to arrive to the ruins is along the famed, Inca trail

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Know about the Famed Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

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  1. Know about the Famed Inca Trail to Machu Picchu salkantaytrekking.com Nestled high in the Andes at an altitude of 2350m, and overshadowed by a 3000m peak, lies an Old Mountain. For years, the morning mists settled on this ancient site keeping the complex beneath shrouded in mystery. While the ruins of Machu Picchu can be accessed by train and a quick bus trip, the best way to arrive to the ruins is along the famed, Inca trail. Covered in forested area and overgrown with dense vegetation, it remained hidden from the outside world until 1911, when archaeologists named Hiram Bingham, 'officially' discovered the site. "Old Mountain" was home to the ancient Inca Fortress better known today as Machu Picchu. Such is the ancient tradition of dedicated worship of the Quechan people of this region, carrying forward a tradition that was entrenched in the life of the Inca Civilization that occupied this region. Built by the Inca's in about 500AD, the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu covers only a small section of the ancient road system, which once spanned 23000km's and connected over three million km of territory. The Inca trail trek was built block by block along the spine of the Andes, linking southern Ecuador to central Chile.

  2. Shortly after heading up the first of several passes one looks down onto the ruins of Llactapata, or the Town on the Hillside. Rumor has it that the walls of these ruins contain the secret to the whereabouts of a stash of buried gold. Winding alongside the Urubamba river, through deep valleys and up high passes, the trail heads through some of the most picturesque scenery; hillsides covered in red splashes of bromeliads, trees covered in bright purple fuchsia, endless expanses of Puna Grassland and a myriad of hummingbirds darting about drawing off the sweet nectar of the bright orange flowers that adorn the shrubs along the paths. Perhaps it is the way the sunlight plays with the golden grasslands as it shines through the clouds, or simply the lure of the mystery, but many a trekker stands mesmerized as they peer down upon this ancient fortress. Salkantay Trekking E.I.R.L. Edgar Catunta (CEO/Founder) Mailing Address: Triunfo Street 392, office 212, 2nd floor - Main Square of Cusco Phone: +51 84 635038, Whats App: +51 974 727 031 Email: info@salkantaytrekking.com Skype: salkantay.trekking (Oscar) 24 hrs. Emergency call: +51 958191179 (Liv) - 8:00am - 18:00pm +51 974727031 (Jordan) - 18:00pm - 8:00am [Opening hours – 9 Am to 8 Pm] Calle Triunfo 392.Centro Artesanal Arte Inka (Inside) Office N° 212 https://www.facebook.com/SalkantayTrekking/ https://twitter.com/salkantayperu https://www.pinterest.com/salkantaytrekking/ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+Salkantaytrekking https://www.instagram.com/salkantaytrekking/ https://www.youtube.com/user/salkantaytrekking

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