The Description of Machu Picchu ruins (Cont.)

Machu Picchu features the Intihuatana (Hitching Post of the Sun), which is located near the Main Plaza. This post is a ceremonial sundial, which consists of a wide pillar and pedestal that was made from a single piece and stands 6 feet (1.8 meters) high. The Machu Picchu ruins also include a bi-level structure, which is referred to as The Princess's Palace. This structure was created by expert stoneworkers and it most likely was used to house a member of the Inca nobility. The Palace of the Inca, which is located within the Machu Picchu ruins, is a complex of rooms with niche walls and a courtyard. Huayna Picchu also features ruins on top of its dark peak, which is accessible by a long, precipitous trail and stairway. At the other side of Machu Picchu, there is another trail, which leads to the famous Inca Bridge, a rope structure that crosses the Urubamba River. Today, the Machu Picchu ruins attract visitors from all around the world. Machu Picchu is by far considered to be the most economically important tourist attraction in Peru. There are a few ways of getting to the Machu Picchu ruins, and at Wicked Liquid Expeditions we are doing them all, depending on the Machu Picchu trip you choose to join. Machu Picchu can be easily reached in a day trip from Cuzco by first taking a narrow-gauge railway and then ascending nearly 1,640 feet (500 meters) from the Urubamba River valley on a serpentine road as we do on our “Tambopata River” trip. There are two more ways to get to Machu Picchu and both are by foot. One is more popular and is used by most travelers, known as “The Inca Trail” and it is done on our “Apurimac River/Inca Trail” trip. The other way up to Machu Picchu is more challenging but less congested (our favorite route), via Mt. Salcantay- the unexplored path to Machu Picchu and it can be done on our “Apurimac River/Salcantay” trip.

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