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It's only a mystery because I can't remember the guide told us about the significance of this space.
Notice how perfectly the stones fit together, and the smoothness of the carved steps. It's amazing. All of the Inca stonework is this well done, and it's found throughout the countryside, not just at Machu Picchu or Cusco...
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INCA TRAIL to Machu Picchu is considered as the most famous trekking route in South America, due to the different elements that offers to the visitor. It begins at the Km 82 of the railway, towards La Convencion Valley.
The natural scenery is impressive, with a remarkable balance between nature and the Inca architectonic work. The presence of the Vilcabamba mountain range (with snow-capped peaks 6.000mts. height and over, such as the Salkantay and Humantay, among others) along with spectacular forests and valleys, create fantasy images where dawns and dusks provide spectacles of greatness and mystery.
Inca Trail When the traveler on his first visit to Cusco raises his eyes and looks up at the clean and fluffy sky his doubts disappear: To days great adventure is to follow in the footsteps of the ancient dwellers of the Inca Empire. Why invest up to four days trekking on steep paths to reach the old citadel of Machu Picchu, if there is a railroad that can take you there in comfort in only six hours? Only the experience itself can supply the answer. Inca Trail
Ruins of the storehouses above the town of Llactapata. These have been extensively restored and rebuilt .
This is the highest point we get to on Day 1 - the environment changed quite a bit from where we started - no more cactus and agave plants up this high! From here the trail turns away from the Urubamba and descends down in to a jungle valley along the Cusichaca river.
After a night of rain it was a foggy day to begin with. The clouds and fog throughout much of the third day while we trekked through the Cloud Forest produced a mystical effect to everything we saw.