A magnet for hikers from around the world. What is the secret of the magic and mystery of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Starting point for the Virtual Inca Trail, a short illustrated guide to the Inca Trail. The Inca Trail is a hiking route through the mountains near Cuzco, Peru, which ends at the Inca city of Machu Picchu.

Machu Picchu Journey We are back from Peru after a whirlwind trip to Machu Picchu and an awful lot of plane, train, and bus rides. The real object was a day-and-a-half at MP, but we also had half-day tours at Lima and Cuzco which were definitely worthwhile, and spent an evening and an afternoon with Peruvian friends. There follows a blow-by- blow account: We took an overnight flight via Miami to ...