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  2. Inca Trail to Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

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    Patallacta viewed from above. Trekkers normally take four or five days to complete the "Classic Inca Trail" [3] but a two-day trek from Km 104 is also possible. [4]It starts from one of two points: 88 km (55 miles) or 82 km (51 miles) from Cusco on the Urubamba River at approximately 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) or 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) elevation, respectively.

  3. Lares trek - Wikipedia

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    The Lares trek is one of the main alternatives to the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. [1] It is slightly shorter and higher in altitude than the Inca Trail; it is accessible from Cusco. [2] Unlike the Inca Trail, permits are not required to hike the Lares trek. There are a number of different route itineraries and variations available on the Lares ...

  4. Llaqtapata - Wikipedia

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    A mid-2003 study of the site conducted by Hugh Thomson and Gary Ziegler [7] concluded that the location of Llaqtapata along the Inca trail suggested that it was an important rest stop and roadside shrine on the journey to Machu Picchu. This and subsequent investigations have revealed an extensive complex of structures and features related to ...

  5. Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

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    The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu [2] is a protected area in Peru covering over 35,000 hectares. It includes the natural environment surrounding the Machu Picchu archaeological site, located in the rugged cloud forest of the Yungas on the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes and along both banks of the Urubamba River, which flows northwest in this section.

  6. Machu Picchu - Wikipedia

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    Machu Picchu [a] is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). [9] Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", [10] it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire.

  7. Ausangate - Wikipedia

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    Ausangate or Auzangate [1] (in Hispanicized spellings) is a mountain of the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru. With an elevation of 6,384 metres, it is situated around 100 kilometres southeast of Cusco in the Cusco Region , Canchis Province , Pitumarca District , and in the Quispicanchi Province , Ocongate District .

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