Machu Picchu Location:
Machu Picchu town is located on the highest area of the eastern Andes, (high rain forest zone) above the Urubamba river and northwest of Cusco, 2,300 meters above sea level (7,546 ft.)

Distances to Machu Picchu:
From Cusco: at 112 km. (70 miles)
From Lima: 1,277 Km (794 miles)

Population in Machu Picchu Town:
1,216 Inhabitants (local) and 1,000 visitants daily (aprox.)

Machu Picchu Wheatear:
The annual temperature averages 16°C and annual rainfall is between 1500 mm and 3000 mm at low altitudes. At 2,500 m altitude the average temperature drops to 10.2°C, and annual rainfall is 2170 mm. The dry season lasts from May to September and the wet season from October to April.

VISITING MACHU PICCHU

Machu Picchu Inca City - Archaeological Site
Is a mystical place, a monument to divinity, where people can feel that they are a creation of God. The high sense of spirituality that inhabits this place seems to transport its visitors to a place where everything "in an unimaginable way" is possible. It is a place where strange forces of nature allow the individuals to reach an incomparable cosmic state, a state that can only be experimented in Machu Picchu. It is one of the most popular archaeological sites of the world, and therefore, the most visited attraction in Peru. Elected in the 7 New Wonders of the World - July 2007

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Natural & Cultural World Heritage Site (UNESCO - 1983). The park was established to protect the landscape of the renowned Machu Picchu archaeological site, founded by the Inca culture. It is thought that it was a royal Inca residence and was perhaps the centre for collecting coca from surrounding plantations. The site eventually fell into ruin, was covered by the encroaching forest, and "lost to science" until re-discovery in 1911. Thee are also the remains of the Inca Way in the area, and local legends, including that of the spectacled bear, which is thought to serve as a messenger between the spirits of the high elevations and those of the jungle.

Machu Picchu Site Museum - Museo de Sitio Manuel Chбvez Ballуn
The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, achieves the objectives of the preservation and dissemination of cultural and archaeological research. Within a modern and dynamic exhibition, the reopening of Site Museum Manuel Chavez Ballуn has become the primary means of communication and information for the most important cultural Historical Sanctuary of Peru.

How to get Machu Picchu
The traditional and most frequent is by train from Cusco city to the station of Machu Picchu Town (Aguas Calientes). Alternative is the Inca Trail, the trekking route. The are no roads, no cars or buses, there are no airport.

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Part of the 23,000 kilometers (approximately 14,000 miles) of roads built by the Incas in South America, this is Peru's most famous trekking route and possibly one of the most spectacular in the Americas. Every year; some 25,000 hikers from around the world walk along the extraordinary 43 kilometers of this stone-paved road built by the Incas leading to the unassailable citadel of Machu Picchu located in the depth of the Cusco jungle.

Tourist Services in Machu Picchu
You can found hotels from 5 stars class to cheap accommodation, there are restaurants with Peruvian and international cuisine,  Indian markets with handicrafts and gifts, stores, and the basic public services.

The minimum recommended time to visit and trip to Machu Picchu is one day (from Cusco) or 4 days if you make the Inca Trail trek.