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Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
Ten days, two of them spent doing nothing in Cusco so the altitude doesn't win. Book the Machu Picchu tickets months ahead.
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Two slow days in Cusco first Plaza de Armas, Cusco 3,400 metres. Coca tea, short walks, no pisco sours yet.
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Sacsayhuamán The walls above Cusco. Try to fit a card between the stones.
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San Pedro Market Mercado de San Pedro Fresh juice at the counters at the back.
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The Maras salt pans Salineras de Maras Thousands of pools on a hillside. Pair it with Moray's terraces.
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A night in Ollantaytambo Sleep here before Machu Picchu. The fortress terraces at dusk.
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The train through the Sacred Valley Ollantaytambo station Sit on the left going down to Aguas Calientes.
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Machu Picchu on the first bus The 5:30 bus. The cloud usually lifts by eight.
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Walk up to the Sun Gate Inti Punku The view the Inca runners had, arriving.
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Huayna Picchu A separate ticket that sells out months ahead. Steep. Worth it.
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