An Introduction to the Inca Trail

Welcome to the Inca Trail, a must-do for any traveler to the city of Cusco. The trail is still not well known to the world, but is without any doubt one of the most beautiful tracks that can be done.

We would like to give you a virtual impression of the trail by taking you on a trip inside the ancient world of the Incas. We start of in Cusco and our first part of this interactive travel starts in a little known ruin Rimactambo in a town called Limatambo. Here we got to know the people in our excellent group brought together by the sympatic Patricia. I thank her a lot to bring this group together that were part of this 10 days Inca Trail.

A word of history

The trail was a very important part in the organisation in the empire of the Incas, Tawantinsuyu. This huge kingdom from Quito in Equador and Santiago to Santiago in Chili was gouverned in the capital of Cusco. When the Spanish conquered this empire, they said that the Incas had the best organised society of the world (16th century). It is known that it took the runners, who were called the chasquis, 3 days to bring a message from Lima to Cusco, while the Spaniards with their horses needed at least two weeks. Fish from the ocean arrived in less than 3 hours in the city of Cusco that is situated in the middle of the Andes.

Parts of the Inca Trail still exist and is the most exciting way to get to the sacred city of Machu Picchu. It takes a bit of effort and good condition to do the trail. For the first time on the Internet, it is possible to walk the trail from behind your computer. We offer the 10-days Inca Trail in these pages. To find out about the most popular 4-days trail, check out the information on the map. Follow the links and enjoy!!

Let's go to Limatambo first...

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