{"id":6721,"date":"2021-05-18T12:20:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/?p=6721"},"modified":"2023-08-08T21:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T21:37:00","slug":"how-to-get-to-machupicchu-from-cusco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/how-to-get-to-machupicchu-from-cusco\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get to Machupicchu from Cusco"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How to get to Machupicchu from Cusco<\/h1>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6722\" src=\"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sunlight-machu-picchu-from-peru.jpg\" alt=\"machu picchu\" width=\"1090\" height=\"728\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sunlight-machu-picchu-from-peru.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sunlight-machu-picchu-from-peru-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sunlight-machu-picchu-from-peru-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sunlight-machu-picchu-from-peru-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/sunlight-machu-picchu-from-peru-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1090px) 100vw, 1090px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Getting to <strong>Machupicchu from Cusco<\/strong> is a really interesting and fun adventure. The route that will lead you from this ancient city to the largest spiritual center in the world is full of surprises.<br \/>\nHere we tell you what you will find on the way and how to get there.<\/p>\n<h2>What to see on the way to Machupicchu from Cusco<\/h2>\n<p>There are many landscapes that you can enjoy going to <strong>Machupicchu from Cusco<\/strong>. If you leave from the train station, in 1 hour and a half you will reach Aguas Calientes. From there, you will begin to climb towards <a href=\"https:\/\/viajes.nationalgeographic.com.es\/z\/machu-picchu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Machu Picchu<\/a>. The best thing about this route is the spectacular view of the Urubamba River canyon.<br \/>\nThe road to the city is around 39.6 km. From Piscacucho begins the true road to the lost city of the Incas. As you enter, the landscape will turn into beautiful terraces, sanctuaries, and many stairways.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6724\" src=\"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lost-city-incas-machu-picchu-cusco-region-peru.jpg\" alt=\"machu picchu\" width=\"1090\" height=\"1638\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lost-city-incas-machu-picchu-cusco-region-peru.jpg 1090w, https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lost-city-incas-machu-picchu-cusco-region-peru-600x902.jpg 600w, https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lost-city-incas-machu-picchu-cusco-region-peru-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lost-city-incas-machu-picchu-cusco-region-peru-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lost-city-incas-machu-picchu-cusco-region-peru-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lost-city-incas-machu-picchu-cusco-region-peru-1022x1536.jpg 1022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1090px) 100vw, 1090px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Inca trail, a route to enjoy<\/h2>\n<p>To go to <strong>Machupicchu from Cusco<\/strong> you will necessarily go through the <a href=\"https:\/\/elviajero.elpais.com\/elviajero\/2013\/08\/27\/actualidad\/1377619228_336157.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inca Trail<\/a>, a stretch of 43 kms. This road crosses forest paths and stone stairs that lead to the Puerta del Sol. From there you will see the ruins of the ancient city.<br \/>\nTo get to this <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Patrimonio_de_la_Humanidad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">world heritage site<\/a> you will travel 4 days and 3 nights. It is a great adventure that you should not stop living and to know How to get to Machu Picchu from Cusco.<\/p>\n<h3>What to do in Machupicchu?<\/h3>\n<p>In Machu Picchu you can visit the places that we tell you below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go up to Huaina Picchu.<\/li>\n<li>Admire the Puerta del Sol.<\/li>\n<li>Climb the Machu Picchu mountain.<\/li>\n<li>Go to Intihuatana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To go up to <strong>Huaina Picchu<\/strong> you must already be in the city of the sun. From there you take a 2 km road. And to reach the top there are 300 meters. <strong>The road is narrow and you will find ravines<\/strong>.<br \/>\nHowever, it is very pleasant when you reach the top and you can admire the greatness of nature.<br \/>\nYou must plan this walk very well with your <a href=\"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/?lang=en\">tourism agent<\/a>. Because only 400 people per day are allowed.<\/p>\n<h2>Other wonders of the ride<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Puerta del Sol<\/strong> is another of the wonders that you will find on this walk. It is the entrance to this beautiful Inca city. A construction that offers a light show on the summer solstice. Through its doors and windows, you can admire the city from above.<br \/>\n<strong>The Intihuatana is another of the Inca wonders that you can enjoy on this tour<\/strong>. It is a stone that the Incas used as a clock, or rather a calendar. With this stone, the seasons or the hour were calculated, according to the shadow of the stone.<br \/>\nMachu Picchu is one of the most beautiful ancient cities in the world embedded in the Andean mountains of Peru. Built-in the 15th century to later be abandoned. In 1902 it was discovered by Agust\u00edn Liz\u00e1rraga.<br \/>\nGo ahead and contact a tourism agency, and don\u2019t miss out on this beautiful archaeological spectacle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to get to Machupicchu from Cusco Getting to Machupicchu from Cusco is a really interesting and fun adventure. The route that will lead you from this ancient city to the largest spiritual center in the world is full of surprises. Here we tell you what you will find on the way and how to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6722,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,191,202],"tags":[220,151,221,241,212,79,185,219,218],"class_list":["post-6721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-machupicchu-en","category-andean-explorers-cusco-en","category-machupicchu-tours","tag-city-tours","tag-cuzco","tag-how-much-does-it-cost-to-visit-cusco","tag-how-to-get-to-machupicchu-from-cusco","tag-machupicchu-en","tag-peru","tag-responsible-tourism-en","tag-traditional-tours","tag-visiting-cusco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6721"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23079,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6721\/revisions\/23079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andeanexplorerscusco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}