Comments on: You HAVE TO See Machu Picchu! http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2009/03/you-have-to-see-machu-picchu/ new design under construction, bear with me yo! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ward Welvaert http://www.expat-chronicles.com/2009/03/you-have-to-see-machu-picchu/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Ward Welvaert Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:51:58 +0000 http://www.expat-chronicles.com/?p=1125#comment-533 For some reason tour agencies in Cusco have a hard time understanding people are here on vacation, and getting up at 5:00am to catch the train is not all that high on most people's vacation wishlist. The better way to get to Machupicchu is to see the Sacred Valley one day (Pisaq, Calca, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, etc) and stay overnight in Ollantaytambo. From there you can catch the train at a more reasonable hour (8-ish). For some reason tour agencies in Cusco have a hard time understanding people are here on vacation, and getting up at 5:00am to catch the train is not all that high on most people’s vacation wishlist.

The better way to get to Machupicchu is to see the Sacred Valley one day (Pisaq, Calca, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, etc) and stay overnight in Ollantaytambo. From there you can catch the train at a more reasonable hour (8-ish).

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