{"id":29698,"date":"2025-08-27T12:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=29698"},"modified":"2025-08-27T12:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:44:00","slug":"inca-trail-trekkers-reach-machu-picchu-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2025\/08\/27\/img-news\/inca-trail-trekkers-reach-machu-picchu-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Inca Trail Trekkers Reach Machu Picchu!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 27, 2025<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29699\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Big-views-of-Machu-Picchu-from-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[29698]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29699\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29699\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Big-views-of-Machu-Picchu-from-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Big-views-of-Machu-Picchu-from-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Big-views-of-Machu-Picchu-from-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Big-views-of-Machu-Picchu-from-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Big-views-of-Machu-Picchu-from-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza-620x467.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Big-views-of-Machu-Picchu-from-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza-195x147.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Big views of Machu Picchu from Waynapicchu (Michel Henostroza)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The team got up early yesterday, before sunrise, to hit the trail and arrive at the Sun Gate at dawn.\u00a0 This is the traditional access point to the Machu Picchu Citadel, from which trekkers descend down to various buildings and living areas.\u00a0 After four days of rugged trekking the team had fun exploring the Citadel area in the early morning, before countless tourists show up.\u00a0 Then, our team boarded the bus down to the town of Aguas Calientes (6,724 ft) for a nice lunch and hot showers!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-29698 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Going-through-the-checkpost-to-ascend-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29698]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Going-through-the-checkpost-to-ascend-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Going-through-the-checkpost-to-ascend-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Going-through-the-checkpost-to-ascend-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza-147x195.jpg 147w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Going-through-the-checkpost-to-ascend-Waynapicchu-Michel-Henostroza.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29700'>\n\t\t\t\tGoing through the checkpost to ascend Waynapicchu (Michel Henostroza)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Trekking-on-the-Inca-Trail-Michel-Henostroza.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29698]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Trekking-on-the-Inca-Trail-Michel-Henostroza-226x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Trekking-on-the-Inca-Trail-Michel-Henostroza-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Trekking-on-the-Inca-Trail-Michel-Henostroza-147x195.jpg 147w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Trekking-on-the-Inca-Trail-Michel-Henostroza.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29701'>\n\t\t\t\tTrekking on the Inca Trail (Michel Henostroza)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This morning the team rode the bus back up to the Citadel with the goal to climb Waynapicchu, the steep rocky peak nearby that requires a special permit to access.\u00a0 This is a fun climb, quite steep in places, with incredible views of the whole area.\u00a0 After reaching the summit, our stalwart trekkers headed down to Aguas Calientes to catch the train back to Cusco.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29702\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Machu-Picchu-with-the-rocky-peak-of-Waynapicchu-behind-Eric-Simonson.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[29698]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29702\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29702\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Machu-Picchu-with-the-rocky-peak-of-Waynapicchu-behind-Eric-Simonson-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Machu-Picchu-with-the-rocky-peak-of-Waynapicchu-behind-Eric-Simonson-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Machu-Picchu-with-the-rocky-peak-of-Waynapicchu-behind-Eric-Simonson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Machu-Picchu-with-the-rocky-peak-of-Waynapicchu-behind-Eric-Simonson-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Machu-Picchu-with-the-rocky-peak-of-Waynapicchu-behind-Eric-Simonson-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Machu-Picchu-with-the-rocky-peak-of-Waynapicchu-behind-Eric-Simonson-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Machu-Picchu-with-the-rocky-peak-of-Waynapicchu-behind-Eric-Simonson-940x627.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Machu-Picchu-with-the-rocky-peak-of-Waynapicchu-behind-Eric-Simonson-620x413.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Machu-Picchu-with-the-rocky-peak-of-Waynapicchu-behind-Eric-Simonson-195x130.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Machu Picchu with the rocky peak of Waynapicchu behind (Eric Simonson)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What a great way to wrap up the trip.\u00a0 Well done team!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 27, 2025 The team got up early yesterday, before sunrise, to hit the trail and arrive at the Sun Gate at dawn.\u00a0 This is the traditional access point to the Machu Picchu Citadel, from which trekkers descend down to various buildings and living areas.\u00a0 After four days of rugged trekking the team had fun 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