Pumamarca Fortress: Guarding the Patacancha
The Pre-Inca Cliff Bastion Above Ollantaytambo. High on a ridge where the Patacancha and Yuracmayo rivers converge stands Pumamarca (‘Puma Town’). While...
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Naupa Iglesia: The Carved Black Portal
The Mysterious Megalithic Shrine of Huarocondo. Hidden inside a shadowy limestone cavern high above the railway tracks near Pachar lies Naupa Iglesia...
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Sacred Valley & Andes Culture
Q’eswachaka: The Handwoven Grass Bridge
The 600-Year-Old Living Inca Engineering Ritual. Spanning 28 meters across the churning gorge of the Apurímac River, Q’eswachaka is the world’s last...
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Sacred Valley & Andes Culture
Huchuy Qosqo: The High Cliff Inca Palace
Emperor Viracocha’s Forgotten Mountain Stronghold Above Calca. Perched 800 vertical meters above the Sacred Valley floor on an isolated plateau, Huchuy Qosqo...
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Inca Trail Travel Guide
Short Inca Trail Kilometer 104 Chachabamba
The 1-Day Trek Alternative Through Water Altars and Cloud Forest. For travelers who cannot commit to 4 days of camping or missing...
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Inca Trail Travel Guide
Wiñay Wayna Upper Terraces and Orchids
The Forever Young Agricultural Wonder Near the Sun Gate. Wiñay Wayna (‘Forever Young’) is arguably the most breathtaking archaeological complex on the...
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Inca Trail Travel Guide
Phuyupatamarca: Town Above the Clouds
The Sacred Hydro-Engineering of the Six Fountains. Rising out of the mist at 3,670 meters, Phuyupatamarca lives up to its Quechua name:...
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Inca Trail Travel Guide
Sayacmarca: The Inaccessible Cliff Fortress
Conquering the 98 Stone Steps in the Cloud Forest. Perched on a razor-thin granite precipice surrounded on three sides by sheer 500-meter...
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Inca Trail Travel Guide
Runcuracay: The Semicircular Tambo Mystery
The Circular Sentinel Above Dead Woman’s Pass. After conquering the brutal 4,215m ascent of Warmiwañusqa (Dead Woman’s Pass) on Day 2 of...
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