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Machu Picchu
The mysterious ruins of this forgotten Inca city disappoint no one. They are one of the great attractions on Earth, by far the grandest highlight for travellers to Peru.
If you come to Cuzco for Ausangate, you must visit Machu Picchu as well.
Machu Picchu at a glance:
- unique, astonishing remote ridgetop location
- scholars still debating the city’s purpose
- thousands of visitors a day
- first hour after opening is the best time to visit
- we were there 12 hours & did not see everything
- take side trips during the middle of the day
- bring your own guidebook
- fantastic construction techniques
- no water or food available on site
- food very expensive just outside the gates
- low risk of altitude sickness (2350m)
- US$20 / day entrance
- Machu Pichu means old peak
- hikers also climb Huayna Pichu, young peak
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