I read a few years ago that climate change has greatly affected the ecosystems of the mountain ridge where Macchu Picchu is located, and that it has affected plants and animals even at that elevation. I think it is sad that for so long, this site was undiscovered, and not it might beco...
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What to Expect on the Machu Picchu Hike You probably hear this tons, but plan to layer. Layers should make up a bulk of your Machu Picchu packing list. It can be very hot during the day–even in the winter–since the sun is strong due to the high altitude.Sunscreenis super important...
Then once my glorified golf cart made it to the 6200 foot elevation, there happened to be a bike race going on with riders that didn’t seem to care about the vehicle traffic. And although it was too cold to actually go in the Lake, seeing the picturesque waterfront was cool but maybe...
Which Everest Base Camp is more popular? The Everest Base Camp trek on the south side, at an elevation of 5,364 m (17,598 ft), is one of the most popular trekking routes in the Himalayas and about 40,000 people per year make the trek there from Lukla Airport (2,846 m (9,337 ...
The following morning, we left early from the hotel’s on-site train station for our three-hour journey to Machu Picchu which, needless to say, is breathtaking. I’ll let the pic speak for itself: A view of Machu Picchu’s citadel. ...
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And so, with a mere 12 hours before the flight was to depart, and with my backpack half-packed, I finally realized that flu season had won this round. No Machu Picchu for me in February. There will be logistical and financial pieces to work out to reschedule, but so it is. Health ...