Shot from the Train of the Mountains Along the Route to Agua Calientes & Machu Picchu, Urubamba Province, Peru

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After visiting Inca ruins in Raqch'i, Cusco, Pisac, Olyantaytambo, Saksaywaman, Q'inqu, Puca Pucara and Tambomachay it was time to take the train to Agua Calientes, the base town for Machu Picchu.
We elected not to walk the Inca Trail in favour of more time in Brasil at the end of our 7 week trip.
The train trip nevertheless is outstanding and very scenic as it passes out of Sacred Valley it travels along the side of the amazingly turbulent Urubamba River with precipitous mountains shrouded in cloud on the other side.
Eventually the train arrives in the somewhat ramshackle town of Agua Calientes from where buses take most visitors up to Machu Piccu.
There are two companies offering train travel to Machu Picchu from Cusco and Sacred Valley Stations. Peru Rail and Inca Rail both offer tickets at various prices depending on level of luxury.
Its also worth noting that to avoid disappointment you do need to book your Machu Picchu entry at minimum several weeks in advance if you want to gain access to Machu Picchu.
In recent years the government has required your passport number at the time of booking your entry tickets and has also capped the number of visitors on any day at 2,500. People who don't book ahead run the risk of not being allowed into Machu Picchu.
More Info - Here

Taken in: Perú / Cusco / Ollantaitambo (show map)

Taken on: April 2, 2003

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