{"id":6587,"date":"2023-02-23T18:48:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T10:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/?post_type=intriq-stories&#038;p=6587"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T04:48:13","slug":"camino-inca-trail-to-machu-picchu","status":"publish","type":"intriq-stories","link":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/intriq-stories\/camino-inca-trail-to-machu-picchu\/","title":{"rendered":"Camino Inca trail to Machu Picchu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog_banner\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">As one of the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNew Seven Wonders of the World\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and officially recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, there are plenty of excellent reasons to visit Machu Picchu. The high-altitude ruins of Machu Picchu are located on a mountain ridge 7,972 feet above sea level at the end of the Classic Inca Trail Route, in the Urubamba Province of Southern Peru.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"page_contents\">\n<p>Striking in both its natural beauty and rich cultural heritage, thousands flock to Machu Picchu each year. The Inca Trail, or the Camino Inca trail, is one of the most important historical routes of South America. This trek will lead you to Machu Picchu and it is certainly one of the adventures to add to your bucket list.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35845 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intriqjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/machu-1021318_1280-e1681962438612.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What you will find on this trek:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Encounter the 500-year-old Incan empire archaeological sites<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Enter the infamous Sun Gate<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Spot curious llamas, alpacas, spectacled bears, and enormous condors<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Gaze and wonder at the mesmerising Peruvian fauna all throughout the trail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The 5-day hike from Cusco will have you climbing stone staircases, crossing wooden bridges over rivers, weaving through tropical jungles, and even navigating through cloud forests surrounded by mountain peaks, giving you a taste of how the first explorers found the city of Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6588,"template":"","journey-type":[],"country":[155],"class_list":["post-6587","intriq-stories","type-intriq-stories","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-peru"],"meta_box":{"intriq-stories-date":"","faq_content_block":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/intriq-stories\/6587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/intriq-stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/intriq-stories"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/intriq-stories\/6587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6589,"href":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/intriq-stories\/6587\/revisions\/6589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"journey-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/journey-type?post=6587"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p15.projs.ifdemo.com\/intriq_revamp\/hk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=6587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}