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Short Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is listed in the UNESCO world heritage sites. It’s located in the subtropical inner lowlands in the central south of the country; this area of mountains and forests and Inca ruins is houses to more than 20 species of mammals, as many species of amphibians and reptiles and 1,000 species of birds. Short Inca trail to Machu Picchu’s fauna is a wonderful highlight of the trip and the most important highlight is the XV century Inca settlement of Machu Picchu.
The Short Inca trail to Machu Picchu is the most astounding trek in Peru where you will have the choice to explore the magnificence and the wonders in the southern Peru. During two days you’ll explore outstanding mountain scenery and mysterious Inca ruins along the trail. Trekking through the deep sub-tropical valley below the “Vilcabamba” mountain range; this trek is perfect for trekkers who don’t want to spend much time in the mountains but still want to feel the charm of trekking through the rainforests and the energetic mountain scenery.
Two-day Short Inca trail to Machu Picchu offer beautiful Rainforest views, among them a long-awaited view of Andes and the views of Machu Picchu and Huaynapicchu Mountains. Our two-day trek starts in the zone of “Cahchabamba” known as the km 104 (104 kilometers along the railway from Cusco to the town of Aguas Calientes) and finishes at lost city of the Incas – Machu Picchu, and takes you through the Andes and over the “Inti Punku” Pass (2,750m). The trek beginning at 2,200 masl, we climb the steps up to the Sun Gate overlooking the peaks that surrounds the Inca santuary of Machu Picchu some of them covered with snow like “San Gabriel Snowy Mountain” (5,650 masl) and “La Veronica Snowy Mountain” (5,750 masl).
