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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (41) This is the main entrance to Machu Picchu. As it opens later than you arrive if you do the Inca Trail, you might have to wait a bit here in that case. But if you come by train, it will be already open when you come.
It costs 26 USD for foreigners to enter for a day. You may get a stamp in your passport at the entrance in case you want. I did :-)))
This is the place where you have to take the bus back to Aguas Calientes too. Leave a Comment
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This magical place on top of a hill is the place where inca priests did the ceremony of "tying the sun". Every year the sunny hours of the day became shorter (as the winter was approaching) and, by this ceremony, they "held" the sun here in earth so it wouldn't keep disappearing... After this ceremony, the days were slowly longer and longer, beacuse the sun was "tied" by the priests...
It seems religions have always played with people ignorance, since the very beginning...
It is nowadays considered an "energy source" and many believers come here to touch the stone and "recharge" their souls or something like that... Leave a Comment
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ok, others who come directly to Machu Picchu without doing the Inca trail pass by Aguas Calientes as well...and this is what makes Aguas Calientes so interesting: MACHU PICCHU!!!! of course!! For more info have a look on all the interesting M.P. pages here in VT Leave a Comment
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From Machu Picchu you can do a small walk to the inca bridge. The walk itself is very beautifull. And the at the site of the inca bridge aren't too many people, which was nice because at noon there are many people at Machu Picchu.
You can't get on the bridge anymore. If you see it you probably don't want to anyway. Leave a Comment
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Definitely go to the famous hot springs when you are in town. It is a soothing experience especially right after a gruelling 4-day Inca trek. The entrance fee is a GREAT deal at about 6 soles ($2) per person. Address: Aguas Calientes
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You should go and take a thermal bath in the city. Aguas Calientes is spanish for "Hot Water", and for a small entrance fee you can relax in the natural thermal baths which Aguas Calientes is known for. Leave a Comment
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Aguas calientes = hot waters...refering at the hot thermal bathes here. After walking 3 or 4 days through teh mountains there is absolutely NOTHING better than relax in these bathes. Leave a Comment
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A prison complex stands directly behind the Temple of the Condor, and is comprised of human-sized niches and an underground maze of dungeons. According to historical chronicles that documented similar Inca prison sites, an accused citizen would be shackled into the niches for up to 3 days to await the deliberation of his fate. He could be put to death for such sins as laziness, lust, or theft. Leave a Comment
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Aguas Calientes feels very tucked into the wilderness, with the mountains rising high above and the river running through the town.
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