Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu sits on a ridge at around 2,430 metres above the Urubamba river in the Cusco region of Peru, built in the mid-fifteenth century during the reign of Pachacuti and rediscovered by the wider world after Hiram Bingham’s 1911 visit. Articles in this category cover the entry rules introduced to control crowds, the difference between the standard one-day visit and the four-day Inca Trail trek, the train options from Cusco through Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, the rainy season from December to March, the high-altitude acclimatisation question and the Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain side hikes that need a separate permit.