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Promotional rates: new prices to enter Machu Picchu on 2018

Promotional rates: new prices to enter Machu Picchu on 2018

Prices will be valid until December 31, 2018. Rates were established with the aim of promoting domestic tourism This Wednesday, the Ministry of Culture (Mincul), through Ministerial Resolution No. 492-2017-MC, announced the promotional rates for domestic tourists, foreigners living in Peru and the Andean Community, to enter the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu during the year 2018. These prices were designated with the objective of promoting domestic tourism. In this regard, it is provided that the competent authorities may establish…

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Inti Raymi Festival of the Sun

Inti Raymi Festival of the Sun

The Inti Raymi Festival of the Sun in Peru It makes perfect sense to worship the sun, After all, what is the true source of life giving energy on this planet, but, the sun? It helps plants grow, like the hundreds of different types of nourishing Andean potatoes. Sun nourished green, leafy life forms give us air to breathe and feed grazing animals like llamas, which are perhaps the coolest creatures on the planet. That many cultures actively praise this…

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salkantay trek vs inca trail

salkantay trek vs inca trail

Salkantay Trek This is a great alternative to the Inca Trail. Going this route, you’ll be able to visit some of the most beautiful places in the Andean jungle and see the snow covered Salkantay Mountain (altitude is 6372 m). You will have the opportunity to see beautiful landscapes with a variety of endemic flora and fauna and stop by part of the Inca trail, Llactapata, which is an enclosure built on the mountain facing Machu Picchu. Inca Trail Inka…

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