{"id":30191,"date":"2026-08-22T19:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T03:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=30191"},"modified":"2026-08-22T19:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T03:00:28","slug":"machu-picchu-trekkers-hit-the-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2026\/08\/22\/img-news\/machu-picchu-trekkers-hit-the-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Machu Picchu Trekkers Hit The Trail!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 22, 2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30192\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027605.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[30191]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30192\" class=\"wp-image-30192 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027605-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027605-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027605-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027605-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027605-1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027605-940x1249.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027605-620x824.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027605-147x195.jpg 147w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027605.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMG team standing next to the official Ministry of Culture sign for the \u00d1aupa Iglesia archaeological site in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo, Peru (Michel Henostroza)<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">IMG guide Michel Henostroza reports the team enjoyed visiting the archeological sites of the Sacred Valley yesterday, and continuing their acclimatization.\u00a0 Today it was finally time to begin the trek via a slightly different route, due to recent landsides which were caused by unseasonally heavy rain last week.\u00a0 Now the weather has improved and the team enjoyed their trek from Ollantaytambo (2792m \/ 9160 ft) to Rayan (3650m \/ 11975 ft).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30191 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027591.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[30191]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027591-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027591-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027591-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027591-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027591-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30194'>\n\t\t\t\tAll smiles as the team prepares to embark on their journey (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\/2026\/08\/1000027637.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[30191]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027637-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027637-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027637-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027637-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027637-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30195'>\n\t\t\t\tA quick group selfie on the trail!\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\/2026\/08\/1000027639.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[30191]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027639-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027639-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027639-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027639-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1000027639-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30196'>\n\t\t\t\tThe stunning Perolniyoc Waterfall located in the Sacred Valley near Ollantaytambo (Michel Henostroza)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Along the way they visited the town of Socma and the nearby petroglyphs.\u00a0 The local Quechuan people plant a variety of crops along the way, making for an interesting hike past waterwalls to the ancient Inca site of Perolniyoc. \u00a0After visiting Perolniyoc they continued on to their camp at Rayan, which the cook team went ahead to get set up.\u00a0 Everyone is doing well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 22, 2026 IMG guide Michel Henostroza reports the team enjoyed visiting the archeological sites of the Sacred Valley yesterday, and continuing their acclimatization.\u00a0 Today it was finally time to begin the trek via a slightly different route, due to recent landsides which were caused by 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