Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu have three overlapping trails. The One Day, Mollepata and Classic. The Mollepata is the longest routes with highest pass that intersects on Classic route before travelling ing Dead Woman's PAss. Situated in the Andes mountain extend, the trail passes through various kinds of Andean environments including alpine tundra and cloud forest. Tunnels, Settlement and Incan ruins are situated along the trail before finishing the endpoint at the Sun Gate on Machu Picchu mountain. The two longer routes need an acclivity to beyond 12,000 ft or 3,660 meters above the sea level.

Peruvian government was concern with the overuse of their environment so they limt the number of tourist per season. Maximum of 500 people including porters and guides are only allowed to begin everyday trail. Every February, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is closed for cleaning.

Peru's History and Culture

Peru is better known as the center of the Inca Empire but it was home of different native cultures long time ago before Incas came. There was an information that evidence of human habitation were found in Peru as eight millennium BC. There was a small proof of village life up to 2500 BC. After 1500 years, Peru's society developed into different organized cultures like Chavin and Sechin. The Chavin are the religious iconology while the Sechin are are more for their military rule.


In 5th century BC, Sechin and Chavin cultures decrease and different numbers of typical regional cultures rise, like the Paracas and Saliner.


In 1430, the Inca was consisted a little more than the river valley around the Cuzco. The Incas dominated the territory of almost 1 million square kilometers from southern Columbia to Northwest Argentina. The Incan capital was the richest and wealthiest city in Americas because of temples clad of gold plates. The Qosqos architecture remains in pieces but the Inca's ceremonial centre of Machu Picchu survived.


In 1532, the war against Inca empire and Francisco Pizarro and his army of Spanish arose. Pizarro assassinated Atahualpa, the Inca ruler and began to ruled the city.


Peru's population is more or less 23 million. The coastal regions are noticeable by extreme poverty. The river valley is the wealthier because of production of cosmo-politan culture. Half of Peru's local residence are Indian while others are the mestizo. Ten percent are European descent and some are African and Asian. Spanish is the official language of Peru.