{"id":30208,"date":"2026-08-26T14:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T22:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=30208"},"modified":"2026-08-26T14:29:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T22:29:44","slug":"the-sun-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2026\/08\/26\/img-news\/the-sun-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sun Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 26, 2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30209\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.09-PM-7.jpeg\" rel=\"lightbox[30208]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30209\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30209\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.09-PM-7-770x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.09-PM-7-770x1024.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.09-PM-7-226x300.jpeg 226w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.09-PM-7-768x1021.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.09-PM-7-940x1249.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.09-PM-7-620x824.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.09-PM-7-147x195.jpeg 147w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.09-PM-7.jpeg 963w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Machu Picchu (Michel Henostroza)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yesterday our trekking team entered Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate, via the final section of the Inca Trail from Wi\u00f1aywayna.\u00a0 The Sun Gate is the traditional access point to the Machu Picchu Citadel, from which trekkers descend down to various buildings and living areas.\u00a0 IMG Guide Michel Henostroza remarked that the weather was perfect and the views &#8220;absolutely beautiful&#8221;, and added that they were the <em>only<\/em> visitors at the Sun Gate making it a particularly special event.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30208 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.06-PM.jpeg' rel=\"lightbox[30208]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.06-PM-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.06-PM-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.06-PM-130x130.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.06-PM-70x70.jpeg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.06-PM-45x45.jpeg 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-1-30211'>\n\t\t\t\tFinal checkpoint before Sun Gate (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\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.08-PM-6.jpeg' rel=\"lightbox[30208]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.08-PM-6-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The historic Inca citadel of Machu Picchu\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.08-PM-6-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.08-PM-6-130x130.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.08-PM-6-70x70.jpeg 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.07-PM-4-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.07-PM-4-130x130.jpeg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.07-PM-4-70x70.jpeg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-25-at-7.03.07-PM-4-45x45.jpeg 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-1-30212'>\n\t\t\t\tIMG Trekker taking in the views (Michel Henostroza)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Today the team is touring the Machu Picchu Sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is doing well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 26, 2026 Yesterday our trekking team 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