The Gatehouse by junge1
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Description
The Gatehouse is located at the end of the 'Inca Trail' at Machu Picchu. The previous picture was taken from there.
The 'Inca Trail' is by far the most famous trek in South America and is rated by many to be in the top 5 treks in the world. It is 26 miles (43 km) long. Beginning at an elevation of 2,600 m (8528-ft) when crossing the Urubamba River the trail ascends to 2,650 m (8,692-ft) at Llacatapata and climbs to 3,100 m (10,168-ft) at Wayllabamba. The trail continues to ascend to 4,200 m (13,776-ft) at Warmi Wannusca. The trek descends to 3,800 m (12,464-ft) at Runcuracay before it climbs to 3,950 m (12,956-ft). It descends to 3,600 m (11,808-ft) at Sayacmarka and climbs to 3,670 m (12,038-ft) at Phuyupatamarca. From here the trek descends to 2,700 m (8,856-ft) at Winay Wayna and finally it ends at Machu Picchu at 2,400 m (7,872-ft).
The allocated time is 4 days and 3 nights.During this time trekkers will see the above mentioned Inca ruins, beautiful mountain scenery, lush cloud-forest, subtropical jungle, and a stunning mix of Inca paving stones and tunnels.
This picture was taken on 26 August 2014,
Sig...
The only thing I climbed was to the Gatehouse. 500 people are the maximum allowed per day for the Inca Trail and reservations must be made as much as 5 months in advance during the season.
Comments (20)
rawdodb
Sounds like the trek of a life time!!!!! Beautiful shot!!!!!
Faemike55
this is something that must be put on the bucket list Great capture and cool information
auntietk
I'm SO glad you went, and that you took pictures, 'cause there's no freakin' way I'm going there! LOL! Those stone walls are beautifully made, aren't they? In full view there's so much detail. Marvelous!
jayfar
What a wonderful place Sig and those people really do give the image the scale that it needs.
Juliette.Gribnau
impressive
kgb224
Lol sounds to much of an uphill downhill trek. I will pass. Superb capture. God bless.
ontar1
It is beautiful, thank you for all the info, outstanding capture!
debbielove
Has to be said, you need to be fairly fit to visit there.. Impressive shot Sig mate! Rob
Cyve
Fabulous place and marvelous picture... Wonderfully captured. Very great POV also.
farmerC
Exellent.
junge1
My knees, angles, feet and shins never hurt so much. 8,000-ft elevation didn't help much either. None of the steps were of the same height or shape, and there were no handrails. Coming down hurt more than climbing up!
drifterlee
Really cool ruins and shot!!!!!
CavalierLady
Fascinating information and spectacular image! I thought I read somewhere that those who don't wish to climb the entire trail could be driven part of the way. I can understand why you were sore - that's quite a climb!
flavia49
marvelous capture!! Machu Picchu is a wonderful place
danapommet
A POV that we normally don't get to see Sig. All of that beautiful stonework and not a drop of cement to be seen. Another great photo.
starship64
Fantastic shot!
soffy
What a fantastic place and capture,so beautiful***
e-brink
An incredible shot! Great to see this.
Richardphotos
impressive ruins and foto
0rest4wicked
Great information, thanks for sharing!