Cusco (3.399 meters or 10,200 feet) is considered the second higher city after Puno (3750 meters or 11,250 feet), when you arrive to Cusco, You normally assume that Cusco is too high and you could have headache, stomach pain or some sickness produced for the altitude.
Cusco (3.399 meters or 10,200 feet) is considered the second higher city after Puno (3750 meters or 11,250 feet), when you arrive to Cusco normally you assume that Cusco is too high and you could get headache, stomached or some sickness of the high altitude.
We begin the expedition in Cusco normally with at least 2 people and a maximum of 16, we drive in a touristic minibus for around two hours forward km 82. Along the way we are going to see some interesting local villages founded by the Spaniards.
After one and half hours we will stay in OLLANTAYTAMBO around 20 minutes. In ollantaytambo we are be able to buy some kind of items and to be well prepared. Ollantaytambo is at 2,800 meters (8,400 feet).
After 45 more minutes we arrive to Km 82 (Piscacucho) it’s at 2650 meters.
Our professional tour guide will give us the last recommendations about the Inca Trail.
We are going to walk approximately 4.5 hours or 10 km
We are starting at 2650 meters where we are ascending gradually until 3000 meters
Around the route we are going to appreciate many kind of native flora like tuna, tara tara, floripondio or angel trompet, pacra, muña muña among others. In addition to we will see an impressive archeological site called Llactapata that lie at 2,700 meters.
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