Category Archives: Inca Trail

Update on Travel to Machu Picchu and the Cusco Region

February 23, 2010 – 8:29 am

We have updated information regarding the re-opening of access to Machu Picchu and Machu Picchu Town (also called Aguas Calientes). Following up on our blog post from earlier this month — there are changes to the original schedule that may affect your upcoming Peru trip.
The short version:
The damage on the lengthy, “backroad route” was greater [...]

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Peru Mudslides Affect the Railway. What This Means for Your Trip

February 2, 2010 – 2:39 pm

UPDATE: As of Feb. 22, 2010, there are changes to the original schedule regarding re-opening access to Machu Picchu. Click here for details.
Many of you are familiar with the heavy rainfall that hit southern Peru at the end of January. Peru is no stranger to such downpours, but this season the rainfall that [...]

By Beth Conway | Also posted in Adventure Travel Company, Natural Disasters, Natural Environment, Peru Tours, Safety and Security, Travel general, Trekking, Volunteer service | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Lost city of the Incas was not a true city

June 9, 2009 – 1:08 pm

MSNBC has a great article on Machu Picchu. An excerpt is below. Follow this link for the full story!
Machu Picchu may have been less of a city, than a spiritual destination for the Inca. New research argues the ceremonial path into the city was conceived as a replica of the path followed by [...]

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Inca Trail Trekking: About and how-tos

May 28, 2009 – 1:23 pm

My husband, Aaron, and I trekked the Inca Trail last July. We work and play in the Montana Rockies, so we are no strangers to trekking beautiful mountain ranges. But the Andes and the Inca Trail are truly in a league or their own. The historic ruins and rich culture are as [...]

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Best Treks in South America

April 23, 2009 – 8:00 am

Trekkers in South America are daring and adventuresome – not to brag or anything. My group planned our hike to the famed Machu Picchu ruins for months. We marveled at the ruins as we massaged our tired legs. Then we flew back the United States without giving mystical Patagonia a second thought. We were right [...]

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