20 photos that will make you want to visit Machu Picchu

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - The Inca Trail trip to <strong>Machu Picchu</strong> is one of the most popular trips in <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9... and South America, and indeed in the whole world. It is a wonderful tourist experience, and perhaps these photos will inevitably tempt you to go through it one day.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Welcome to <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%88%D9... Inca Trail</a> , one of the most famous hiking trails in the world. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%201.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is recommended to stay a few days in <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%... or Ollantay Tambo in preparation for the walk to Machu Picchu. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%202.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Inca Trail consists of three overlapping trails, each of which varies in duration and level of difficulty ( <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/12-%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%... tips and tricks</a> ). </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%203.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 535px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You&#39;ll walk two to seven days, enduring intense climbs, potential illnesses, and cold nights. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%204.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 449px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You&#39;ll also find the most beautiful views, even the locals are fascinated by and don&#39;t always get to see. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%205.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> There&#39;s a lot of alpaca here, a mammal that lives high in the Andes Mountains in South America. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%206.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Andes Mountains.. Here you will find some amazing scenery that can only be described as imaginary. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%20%207.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 533px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> People have their own customs and traditions, so you have to get a souvenir from here. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%20%20%208.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> If you don&#39;t feel like hiking, the train will take you from Cusco to Machu Picchu. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%20%20%209.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The trip takes about six hours during which you can witness beautiful and amazing views. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%2010.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> No matter how you get there, you&#39;ll never forget that first glimpse <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%... the lost city of the Incas</a> . </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%2011.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> These massive monuments on the eastern slopes of the Andes were built for Emperor Pachacuti and his nobles. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%2012.jpg" style="width: 799px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Perhaps it was built as an astronomical observatory, or perhaps only for worship, as some historians and Peruvians believe. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%2013.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Historians agree that it was built when the Inca Empire reached its peak during the 15th and 16th centuries. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%2014.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> People say that it was abandoned only 100 years after its construction, and attribute the reason to the Spanish or the smallpox epidemic. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%2015.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Whatever it is, the majestic complex is 8,000 feet above sea level and spreads across five miles. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%2016.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It contains more than 150 buildings of baths, tombs, and temples across different locations and levels. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%2017.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Terraces, gardens, temples, stone houses, even stairs and aqueducts to the hillside. </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%2018.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 531px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Machu Picchu was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 </h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2017/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%20%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%88%20%2019.jpg" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></h4><h4 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Sacred Valley was also considered one of the New Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.</h4><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>