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Irishknife t1_j25d4fb wrote

Reply to comment by Durtydawg44 in Went to Machu Picchu, absolutely magical by wasabinski

if you go, make it to the top super early. The view with the early morning fog is absolutely amazing. If you are taking a bus up to the top, plan on getting in line at like 2 am. Its can get super crowded.

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Durtydawg44 t1_j25eqmd wrote

I thought I heard there was a walking/hiking route? Do you know anything about that? Appreciate the advice

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Irishknife t1_j25idd3 wrote

there is. from the route I took from the hotel, there is a winding road up with walking paths as well (to shorten the distance) but it is a long ways up. if you're into hiking and want to make the trek up, all the power to you. Will take a couple of hours still if my memory is correct. But the bigger issue is the altitude. I lived my entire life at sea level. When I was in Peru, I stayed in Cuzco for a couple days, exploring various incan sites in the area before taking a train to go visit Machu Picchu. Breathing was INCREDIBLY difficult for me while I was there and I'm not in poor shape. Literally was winded walking down the street the first day. If you're not accustomed to living a mile or two in the air, you might have similar problems.

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CVSF24 t1_j26rtyw wrote

There is also a walking route to the town before machu pichu if you wanted to save money on the train there, would require a 20-30km trek or staying a night on the side somewhere and splitting the kms in half, it was probably the highlight of my trip

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