Short Inca Trail Hiking with Enigma Peru

There is a way to enter Machupicchu that allows to enjoy its surrounding breathtaking landscape, the phenomenal views of the route, its rich flora and fauna, and do so avoiding most of the crowds encountered when taking the trains and buses up the citadel.  

Instead, opt for the Short Inca Trail, and reach Machu Picchu by foot, while earning its most stunning first view from the Sun Gate or Inti Punku. The Incas developed a network of more than 30,000 km (20,000 miles) of trails to connect the most remote corners of their vast empire, and our DMC partner Enigma Peru shares info on the short Inca trail. These constitute the most important pre-Hispanic communication route in America and the spinal column of the then all-powerful Inca Empire. The “main” Inca Trail consists of over 3,000 km (2,000 miles) connecting Quito and La Paz, in today’s Ecuador and Bolivia respectively.

The Inca Trails are considered an engineering masterpiece. They were built for the passage of people and goods, as well as for the transmission of news, through the “chaskis” or Inca messengers, who are known to have run along these paths between the coast and the highlands non-stop. These trails are designed to be hiked, with stones covering their surface and sides, ensuring a firm footing and stability in such varied areas as high plateaus, grasslands and cloud-forests rich in vegetation, while fully integrating and respecting the nature and environment they cross.

Compared to the crowds at the world’s famous monuments, this shorter trail seems nearly empty! And by tuning in to the beauty of this route, the other trekkers fade away and one becomes immersed in having the experience of a lifetime.

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