MACHUPICCHU MOUNTAIN
WHAT IT IS THE MACHUPICCHU MOUNTAIN?
It is a question that many visitors who plan to come to Peru ask themselves, and the question is with good reason why comes to mind, since not having the necessary explanation, the ascent to the Machupicchu Mountain is confused with the visit to the Inca Citadel.
The Machu Picchu Mountain is one of the highest peaks close to the Inca citadel, today there is an alternative option to climb to the top, the hiking time lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes for those in good health and physical condition.
The reason of ascending to the top is to be able to have a wonderful view of the entire Machupicchu Archaeological Center, as well as the Machupicchu Canyon, the angle of view from the top is opposite to that from the top of the Huaynapicchu Mountain, many people take this route as an alternative option since they can not get the ticket for the Huaynapicchu mountain.
If you want to climb this mountain, you must first see if there are available spots, since as being a narrow route, the number of rooms is limited, we highly recommend to book in advance.
Regarding the price, it is not a considerable charge, it is an addition of 20.00 US dollars to the price of the entrance ticket for the Citadel of Machupicchu, for example, if the entrance ticket to Machupicchu costs 45.00 usd and you want to go to Machupicchu Mountain, the price of the ticket including the mountain will be 65.00 usd.
Check the prices with more than one agency, so you can compare each other, or you can also book yourself through the main and official portal, machupicchu.gob.pe.
Peru Hiking Tours is a local Travel Agency that can guarantee your entrance ticket, for the Citadel and the Machupicchu Mountain, or also the Huaynapicchu Mountain if you are interested.
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PRE-COLOMBIAN WHISTLES
PRE-COLOMBIAN WHISTLES
Everytime when you heard or read about Peru, you probably think about the Incas which is the common name to the main pre-colombian culture, thousands of old artifacts were found far and wide this territory. Potteries, textiles, mummies, metal objects and instruments are part of these wonderful cultures.
At the same time and according the investigations, many of these artifacts belonged to pre-inca cultures, just to name them, Chimu, Mochica, Nazca, Paracas, Chavin, Wari, Pucara and others are part of the peruvian history.
The music instruments and especially the whistles filled an important role when they in general celebrated some festivities, they were used to relax their special moments, to make music during the offering and to communicate with each other.
José Vitancio is a cusquenian investigator about the pre-colombian whistles and instruments, with more than 15 years of experience, he offers some replicas of this artifacts which for sure they can impress you when you listen the beautiful songs. Whistles, flutes, drums, trumpets and specially the whistling bottles are part of his collection.
If this topic wass very interesting for you and want to buy the artifacts, contact us to give you the proper information about how to get some of these instruments which for sure are on sale.
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MACHU PICCHU INFORMATION!!!
MACHUPICCHU INFORMATION
Machu picchu is one of the top 10 attractive places in the world, it was a citadel built by the Inca civilization on the XV century, nowadays we can visit and see a big part of the original construction, thousands of people get there daily and feel as they would be in the past.
The Historic Sanctuary of Machu picchu covers 32.592 has. and most part of its area belongs to the high jungle and the rest to the highlands; this means there is a great variety of animals and plants in different ecological zones.
Machu picchu means “The old Peak” and is one of the highest mountains of the area, the altitude of the Inca citadel is 2490 m.a.s.l. and the average temperature is 15 – 20 °C, there are some important mountains around the citadel, Putucusi, Huayna picchu and Machu picchu Mountain, these last two are to the north and to the south respectively.
There are different ways to get there, The Classic Inka Trail is the most popular where the environment with flora and fauna, the archaeology and the impressive landscapes help to walk without getting tired, another good tour to do on the way to Machupicchu is The Salkantay trek where the second highest snow capped peak please all the power that you wear down walking for approximately 8 hours per day, The Inka Jungle trek is another one, this is an adventure trip which includes Downhill Biking, River Rafting, Hiking and Zip Line, The Lares trek is another one which mixes the hiking activity plus the transportation by train, travelling for approximatelly 2 hours to Aguas Calientes or Machu picchu town and enjoying the best landscapes through the high mountains.
Peru Hiking Tours is one of the local travel operators that offers all these and more tours around Cusco and Machu picchu with good and reasonable prices.
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HUAYNA PICCHU TICKETS?
Huayna picchu Tickets
The Huayna Picchu Mountain is one of the main places of the Machu picchu Sanctuary, currently the access to the mountain is limited, there are only 400 people who can perform the ascent per day and is divided into two groups, 200 in the first round which starts from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and the second from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The ascent lasts approximately 45 minutes through a rather narrow road which is very important that the person who will carry out the ascent must be in very good physical condition and not suffer from vertigo.
At the control of Huayna picchu Mountain, the national or foreigner tourist must keep the printed ticket for the mountain in the established schedule and indicated in the ticket next to the identity document with which the reservation was made.
And finally, the cost of the ticket to ascend to Huayna picchu Mountain is added to the ticket that you will buy for the complex of Machu picchu, the amount to increase is according to the disposition of the entities in charge, for the moment is 20.00 usd.
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