Machupicchu
Informacion General
MACHUPICCHU
The citadel of Machu Picchu is the most important tourist attractions of Cusco. Discovering the world in 1911 by the American explorer Hiram Bingham, this citadel is considered one of the most extraordinary examples of landscape architecture in the world.
Machu Picchu (in Quechua, "old mountain") is located on a mountain of granite structure. Using ingenious techniques, the Incas managed to transport heavy stone blocks and carve and polish neatly surprising.
Weather: Rain throughout the months of summer (November to March). Sunny between May and September, although even thenthe showers are not uncommon. Maximum temperatures reach 27 º C, while rarely dropping minimally 11 ° C.
- Machu Picchu *
- Foreign Adults: S/124.00 soles
- Foreign students: ** S/62.00 soles
- Foreign children 8 to 15 years S/62.00 soles
- Adults Peruvians: S/63.00 soles
- Peruvian students: ** S/31.00 soles
- Peruvian children 8 to 18 years S/31.00 soles
- Children (0 to 7 years): all are free
* Payment must be paid in local currency and the ticket must be purchased from the National Institute of Culture of Cusco orMachu Picchu Pueblo District (Aguas Calientes).
** It is recommended that students have valid student card with the following: name of the university, college, photo and indispensable to have an expiration date, because if you do not have some of these elements, the card will not be accepted .
