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FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
How many days are needed to hike Salcantay?
Our recommended Route is 3 nights tenting on the Trek, plus 2 nights in a hostel in Aguas Calientes.
5 nights total on this adventure.
What guidebooks do you recommend?
Lonely Planet Trekking in the Central Andes. LP is our favourite hiking guide, by far. Be sure to get the most recent edition as it is frequently updated.
Consider too Lonely Planet Healthy Travel Central & South America.
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We strongly recommend you use this book to plan your trip and carry it for details on flora, fauna, history, etc.
You also need a general travel guide — check our Details page for advice.
Other recommended books?
There are hundreds of books on Machu Picchu. Browse the book shops when you get to Cuzco for a souvenir book which also serves as a guidebook for touring the ruins.
Also:
What are the best Salcantay websites?
There are surprisingly few useful websites on Salcantay. But thousands for the Inca Trail.
We’ve linked to various sites throughout & listed the best under Links.
What is the best map?
IGN 1:100,000 Machupicchu (sheet 2344, 27q)
Buy it from South American Explorers Club Cuzco office when you get there. Strongly recommended.
More information and a listing of on-line maps on our Map page.
Hiram Bingham
discovering Machu Picchu in 1911.
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