Guide to Machu Picchu by Juan Luis Tord

Author:Juan Luis Tord
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yopublico
Published: 2014-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

Unique stairs with stones that jut out from the walls lead to the Ayamayocc or Watchman’s Hut, located in the upper section of the citadel from where the whole panorama can be observed.

A large number of terraces located in the southern section of the stone citadel.

Huayna Picchu

This steep rocky mountain is thickly covered with the vegetation of the montane forest. It stands north of the Machu Picchu citadel at 2,740 masl (9000 ft), 350 meters (1148 ft) above Machu Picchu. The stone pathway to this beautiful pyramid-like mountain starts at the northernmost edge of the stone citadel from the group of the buildings of the Three Doors. It is a narrow path with sections of steps carved into the original rock and the greater part of the route is along the south face of the mountain. The climb becomes steeper and steeper until it reaches a wall that has to be scaled at an eighty-degree angle just 40 meters below the top. Care needs to be taken because of the dew on the vegetation in the early hours of the morning. There are guiding ropes and cables along some parts of the climb.

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