MACHU PICCHU

ITINERARY
A.M. After an early breakfast transfer from the hotel to the train station in Poroy until Aguas Calientes station in Machu Picchu where will lead immediately to the bus station and aboard the bus to arrive on the archaeological site to have a professional guided tour around 3 hrs.
P.M. We will have brief resting time to take more pictures and lunch time (optional restaurant). Later afternoon the way to return and abording the train back to Cusco hotel and overnight.

DELUXE Referential Tour Code: M – MD1 D1
Services provided
Transport: Private Van
Train Type: Vistadome Premium.
Guide: Private professional service guide from Cusco
Lunch: Sanctuary Lodge Restaurant (Most exclusive restaurant in town)

SUPERIOR Referential Tour Code: M – MS1 D1
Services provided
Transport: Private car.
Train Type: Vistadome Premium.
Guide: Private professional local guide.
Lunch: Toto´s house (Excellent restaurant in town)

ECONOMIC Referential Tour Code: M – ME1 D1
Services provided
Transport: Private car.
Train Type: Backpacker Cerrojo
Guide: Grupal professional local guide.
Lunch: Tupana Wasi (Regular restaurant in town)


IMPORTANT ATTRACTIONS OF MACHU PICCHU:

Sanctuary of Machu Picchu:
The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is located northeast of the city of Cusco at 120km, Inside the Valley of the Urubamba which was rediscovered by American archaeologist Hiram Bingham in 1911.

According to different Archaeologist Machu Picchu was built by the order of Pachacutec Inca in the fifteen century. This was the residents of Priest, Nobles and Aqllas (women dedicated to the worship of the sun).

Machu Picchu is divided in three areas: two areas populated and one of agriculture. It was built on the mountain surrounded by the Urubamba River and Mountain.

Technological development made in its constructions and peaceful environment make this an important attraction.

Temple of the Sun:
With a semicircular shape and Built in rock solid was used in solstice’s ceremonies in the month of June.

In the Inca’s Time only Priest and the Inca can use these enclosures because these important temples keep close and protected, the celebrations of the people used to perform their ceremonies in open spaces.

According to some scientific, the two windows contained in the temple of the Sun are the Sun observatory most important in Machu Picchu.

Some structures has similar features that the enclosures in the temple of Qoricancha in Cusco.

Inti Huatana:
The name translates Inti huatana traduced mean where “hitching Post of the Sun”. This monolith has been shown to be a precise indicator of the date of two equinoxes and other significant celestial period.

The Incas had lots of special stones with special purposes, but unfortunately almost all have been lost in conflicts with the invading Spaniards. The Machu Picchu Inti Huatana is one of the very few that has survived.

The temple of the Three Windows:
Located near the hill where the Sacred Plaza lies. This is an interesting building with 3 trapezoidal windows; It is 11 meters long and 8 meters wide.

This temple built with rectangular stone possible was not finished, like other enclosures in Machu Picchu.

Main Temple:
It can be found north of the Sacred Plaza, close to the Three-Windowed Temple (Temple With Three Windows).

The Temple of the Tree Windows is a Wayrana-type temple (or Huayrana), this means that is has only 3 walls, built with rectangular stones. In the temple, there are 7 trapeze-shaped niches on the central wall and 5 on each side of the wall.

Tomb Real:
It is a cave finely decorated and fitted. The function of this burial chamber was to worship to the great nobles mummies. The Mother earth is represented in the door of this enclosure.

Huayna Picchu:
Huayna Picchu is the high peak behind Machu Picchu, is about 400 m higher than the rest of the city.
Most images of Machu Picchu are taken by visitors from the high parts of the Agricultural Sector and from the high hilltops within the Urban Sector.
The number of visitors to Huayna Picchu is limited to 400 per day.

 

ABOUT MACHU PICCHU:

"One of the seven new Wonders of the World." Built on a mountain in the middle of the fifteenth century by Inca Pachacuteq.

The citadel Machu Picchu, considered one of the greatest masterpieces of the Incas in terms of architecture and engineering was declared world heritage by UNESCO in 1983 as part of a cultural and ecological therefore gets the name of Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu.

The citadel of Machu Picchu has a variety of sectors within urban planning areas such as urban, religious and agricultural products.

For the beauty of Machu Picchu was built today is still one of the main tourist attractions of South America and the world, so goes the tourist flow in this half-scale Attractive.

Location:

Machu Picchu is located in Urubamba Province, Cusco Department.

The historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu is latitude 13 ° 9 '47 "south and longitude 72 ° 32' 44" west.

Altitude:

We have the following altitudes by city.

Machu Picchu  2,438 masl

Huayna Picchu 2,701 masl

Cusco City         3,399 masl

Temperature of Machu Picchu:

Maximum annual Temperature     24^oC (67,3^oF).

Minimum annual Temperature      12^oC (39,6^oF).

Climate:

The area is generally rainy especially between November and March.

Distances to Attractions:

Cusco Taking as reference the distance would be the following:

Machu Picchu to 120 km.

Access Routes:

Railway.

Regular Service: Ollantaytambo / Machu Picchu

Regular Service: Poroy / Machu Picchu

Restaurants:

Aguas Calientes is a place where the visitors can enjoy a good food, in good restaurant that are located in the town and in front of the principal gate to Machu Picchu Citadel.

Hotels:

Machu Picchu as one of the most important tourist destinations of South America has a large variety of hotels belonging to national and international chains, which provide services depending on their category.

It is also possible to find simple and economic accommodation such as hostels and family homes.

Entrance Tickets for the Tour in soles:

Official currency of Peru: Soles and Centimos

INC (entrance ticket to Machu Picchu, valid for one day)

Adult         S/. 126.00

Student    S/. 63.00

The ISIC Card is the unique document accepted to get the entrance ticket as student.