Thousands of visitors each day make the trek up to the ancient Inca ruins deep in the Andes Mountains. The restrictions are a trial to see if damage can be limited to Peru's principal tourist attraction.

As a result of a pilot test conducted between May 15 and May 28, 2019, to ensure the conservation and maintenance of the most sensitive points of the ruins of this ancestral destination, the authorities of Peru decided to limit the entrance of visitors to three areas of the Archaeological Complex of Machu Picchu:

• Pyramid of the Intiwatana – Accessible from 07:00 to 10:00.
• Temple of the Condor – Accessible from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• Temple of the Sun – Accessible from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

These restrictions were established due to the great touristic demand and the impact that this means for the destination, favoring the more sustainable use of the main architectural ensembles. The daily average of visitors to Machu Picchu is around 4,000, which a few years ago caused UNESCO to evaluate if they should include this attraction of Peru in its list of world heritage sites at risk. 

Machu Picchu was one of the ancient Inca civilization's cities,  perhaps a summer residence, before it was abandoned in the 15th century. At 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the city of Cuzco, the isolated UNESCO World Heritage site can be reached either by a four-day trek by foot or by train. A new Inca Rail direct train service from Cuzco's city center to Machu Picchu began in May, at the start of the main tourist season which lasts until August.
There are several ways to get to Machu Picchu, by bus, train or the best way for many adventurers. The Inca Trail is an amazing and really a unique experience that you will not forget never in your life. Also there are many options to enjoy this trek, you can do it in just 2 days (The Shorter version of Inca Trail), 2 days with camping or the Classic Inca Trail of 4 days. In these lines we will try to transmit  the experience of arriving to the wonder Machu Picchu through the most famous travel tour: Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

What is the Inca Trail?

The Inca Trail or (Inka Trail) is a road with more than 500 years of history. It is an ancestral path part of the network of roads of Inca times (Capac Ñan) that the Incas used to communicate throughout their empire. The Inca trail is very extensive and it is not conserved in its entirety, but today it is possible to travel 42 km of this legendary road before reaching the citadel of Machu Picchu.

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu part of the 23,000 kilometers (approx.14,000 miles) of roads built by the Incas in South America, are on the most famous trekking route in Peru, and possibly one of the most spectacular in America. Every year, approximately 25,000 hikers from all over the world travel their extraordinary 42 kilometers along a stone paved road built by the Incas, which leads to the impregnable citadel of Machu Picchu located deep in the high jungle of Cusco.