Short Salkantay Trek To Machu Picchu Cheap

Salkantay, after the Ausangate, is the second highest mountain in the department of Cusco.Also known as Apu Salkantay, snow capped peak of Peru located in the department of Cusco; It constitutes one of the main elevations of the  Vilcabamba Mountain Range, an extension of the Eastern mountain rain, a mountain branch of the Peruvian Andes. It reaches an altitude of 6,271 meters. It presents two summits covered by snow, known as China Salkantay and Salkantay female, separated by a port that opens to the Santa Ana Valley in the province of Urubamba. Both the mountain pass and the fluvial course that is born there are called Salkantay. This river pours its waters into the Urubamba on its left bank .When one travels along the road from Limatambo to Cusco, the Salkantay with a height of 6,271 meters appears imposing above the other mountains of the Vilcanota mountain range. Its importance lies in being one of the access routes to the high forest of Santa Teresa and in its snow, source of life for the valleys below, which makes it one of the mountains or apus tutelary of Cusco. To make the trek, you have to go first from Cusco to the old Mollepata farm, crossing part of the road to Abancay. The natural heritage constituted by elements that nature has created over thousands of years and that is represented by the variety of geological, physiographic formations that together they are part of the scenic beauty of the heterogeneous environment, in which the different ecosystems, plant formations with the diversity of flora species, which in turn are bitat of the variety of species of fauna characteristic of the area and constituted by all those elements and tangible or intangible manifestations produced by the companies, the result of a process; where the reproduction of ideas and material are factors that identify and differentiates Salkantay's natural space as a cultural landscape, evidenced in its different manifestations and cultural expressions from a territorial dimension illustrating this adventure at one of the most unforgettable experience. 

Quick Itinerary:

• Day 01: Cusco - Challacancha - Soraypampa
• Day 02: Soraypampa - Salkantay Mountain - Huayracmachay - Chaullay
• Day 03: Chaullay - Playa Sahuayaco - Local Bus to - Hidrolectrica - Aguas Calientes
• Day 04: Aguas Calientes - Machu Picchu - Cusco

Salkantay trek.

• Weather of the snowy Salkantay: It is very sunny during the day, but a cold at night. The temperature falls below 0 ° C at night during the months of June to September. In the season from December to March is very rainy reason why it is not very advisable to go on these dates. The best time for the weather, to do this walk is during the months of March to September. 
• Height of the walk to the snowy Salkantay: This trek reaches a height of 4,600 meters above sea level at its highest point this on the slopes of the same snowy Salkantay. Enter Snow Walk Ausangate 5D to perform this walk.
• Location of the snowy Salkantay: The Salkantay Route, also known as the "New Inca Trail", is located north of the city of Cusco, following the Cusco - Limatambo - Abancay - Lima highway, making a detour past Limatambo until reaching Mollepata.
• Conditions to Salkantay Trek:You will not have any problem to complete this route whenever you are in good health, are moderately fit and are used to walking. If, on the other hand, you do not walk regularly, you can always do a little training prior to your trip.
• Recommended age: Any age is ideal for this excursion as long as it has a reasonable physical shape have no problems walking. Children under 10 years of age who take part in the Walk to Salkantay will be under the responsibility of their parents

Where the name of the Snowy Salkantay comes from?

The name of this mountain is a contraction that comes from Salga = sullen or wild and Antay produce celajes or avalanches. The name of Apu, which in the Quechua language comes to mean lord, is usually defined in front of the great mountains that mean something sacred above the valleys. For example Apu Salkantay in the Vilcabamba mountain range. The great and white Apu. A bit of stories between ropes and crampons: The Salkantay is one of the highest mountains of the Qosco region (Cusco) the highest mountain is the wild snow Ausangate with 65 meters more in the Vilcanota mountain range located further south. Nevertheless and without hesitation, it is the grandest in its splendid isolation and the greatness of its two-headed mole, with the addition of being one of the mountains of this magnificent Andean region that present major technical problems in all its aspects. This is attested by the six itineraries open to date by the different aspects of this white giant. Its conquest dates from the year 1952 by the Swiss cordate composed by Bronimann and Marx. This first ascent, like so many others in the history of mountaineering, is involved in various contradictions, since a few days later it is promoted again by a Franco-American expedition in which the well-known and outstanding mountaineer of the time was listed Claude Kogan . Modern statistics give the merit of being the first woman in the top to the Italian Consuelo Bonaldi who on August 4, 1978 rose East Crest accompanied by G. Marconi, A.Monononi, F.Nodari, S.Castellani, Augusto Zanotti and M .Quatrinni, but this is wrong, since Claude Kogan did it 26 years before. The summit of the Salkantay presents two peaks, the East and the West, formerly the West, more slender and attractive than the East was slightly higher when crowned by a serac. After the passage of years and the collapse of this serac, as noted by the prestigious Pireneur Louis Audoubert, the height is practically identical on both summits.

Conquer the sacred snowy Salkantay:

Both the trekking fanatics and the adventurers who go for the first time will recognize the majesty of the sacred snowy Salkantay and its 6271 meters of altitude. Its snow-capped peaks and the Andean landscape as well as the challenger are worthy of any cover photograph. The highest pass during the road is 4650 meters of altitude. Conquering such a height is a privilege for the most intrepid and challenging. Do you dare to go through rough roads and a lagoon to get to Salkantay?  

Get to know the Inca culture up close: "the apachetas" 

When you reach the Salkantay pass, you will notice an atmosphere of mysticism in the place and we are sure that you will be curious about the piles of snow-covered stones that can be seen everywhere in the Salkantay pass. The apachetas are offerings made by the walkers to the apus, the sacred Inca mountains and the Pachamama, the mother earth. Before continuing, the guide will make an offering of the best coca leaves to ask for protection during the trip and as thanks. Apachetas are considered sacred, so you have to be careful with them. Do you want to see this ritual more closely? 

Machu Picchu Tour:

Machu Picchu is an Inca city surrounded by temples, platforms and water channels, built on top of a mountain. Its construction was built with large blocks of stone joined together, without the use of amalgam. At the moment it is considered cultural patrimony of the humanity when being recognized like important political center, religious and administrative of the Inca time.

• Location Machu Picchu: The city of Machu Picchu is located in the highest part of the eastern Andes (high jungle area) on the Urubamba River and northwest of Cusco, 2,300 meters above sea level (7,546 feet) 
• Distances to Machu Picchu: From Cusco: 112 Km. (70 miles) From Lima: 1,277 Km. (794 miles) 
• Population in Machu Picchu: 1,216 inhabitants (local) and 1,000 daily visitors (approx.) 
• Climate of Machu Picchu: The average annual temperature is 16 ° C and the annual rainfall is 1500 mm and 3000 mm at low altitudes. At 2,500 meters altitude the average low temperature is 10.2 ° C, and the annual precipitation is 2170 mm. The dry weather season lasts from May to September and the wet weather season from October to April.

Important data: 

• Declared a Cultural and Natural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, being considered as an important religious, political and administrative center of the Inca period.
• Machu Picchu was interconnected with the entire Inca Empire through the Qhapac Ñan, known route of the Inca roads. 
• Its temperature ranges between 6.2 ° and 29.5 °, since it is located in a subtropical zone. Its rainiest months are from November to March. 
• Its majestic architecture comprises some 140 structures throughout the citadel. 
• The average altitude of the citadel is 2 450 m s.n.m.
• The mountains of Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu are ideal for panoramic photographs of the entire architectural complex. 
• Its discovery is due to the researcher Hiram Bingham III who was looking for the last capital of the Vilcabamba Incas. 

VISIT MACHU PICCHU:

• Inca Citadel Machu Picchu: Archaeological Sites It is a place full of mysticism, it is a monument to the divinity, where man really feels like a creature of the gods, the overwhelming look of his spirit, seems to transport him to a magical place where anything is possible, in an unimaginable way . It is a place where the strange forces of nature transport you to an incomparable cosmic state, a state that can only be experienced in Machu Picchu. It is one of the most famous archaeological centers in the world, and therefore, the most visited tourist attraction in Peru. Chosen as one of the 7 New Wonders of the World - July 2007 
• Historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu Natural and Cultural Heritage of Humanity (UNESCO-1983): The park was created to protect the landscape of the well-known archaeological site of Machu Picchu, founded by the Inca culture. It is believed that it was an Inca royal residence and was perhaps the coca collection center of the surrounding plantations. The site finally fell into ruin, was covered by the jungle and invaded, and lost to science "until its re-discovery in 1911. There are also remnants of the Inca Trail, local legends, including that of the spectacled bear, which was thought who served as a messenger between the spirits of great heights and those of the jungle. 
• Machu Picchu Site Museum - Manuel Chávez Ballón Site Museum: The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, reaches the objectives of preservation and dissemination of cultural and archaeological research. Within a modern and dynamic exhibition, the reopening of the Manuel Chávez Ballón Site Museum has made it the most important means of communication and cultural information for the Historic Sanctuary of Peru.

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