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Alternative Inca Trail

Promotional banner for a Fertur Peru Travel blog article titled "Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu: A Practical Guide," featuring a hiker with a red backpack resting on a rocky outcrop beneath the towering snow-covered granite face of Mount Salkantay in the high Andes of Cusco, Peru.
April 2, 2026

Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu: A Practical Guide

The Salkantay Trek is one of the best alternatives to the Classic Inca Trail for travelers who want big mountain scenery, a real physical challenge, and a memorable approach to Machu Picchu. National Geographic highlighted the Salkantay trek to Machu…

Qhapaq Ñan International Historical Civil Engineering Landmark
November 8, 2017

Inca Trail Declared Worldwide Historic Landmark of Civil Engineering

Qhapaq Ñan, the ancient imperial road system of Inca trails, was recognized this week as a worldwide Historic Landmark of Civil…

The starting bridge still needs to be built but the ruins of Inkaraqay are nearly completely restored, and Congress has even set the entry permit fee price.
January 19, 2017

New Machu Picchu Treks – Adenalin-packed and Contemplative

There are two newly restored Inca access routes to Machu Picchu that will be opening in the next 24 months…

Treasure of Waqrapukara – a lesser known Inca sanctuary
September 29, 2013

Treasure of Waqrapukara – a lesser known Inca sanctuary

Along the southern plateau of the Sacred Valley, past the Four Lakes district,  lies the Inca temple fortress of Waqrapukara…

President Ollanta Humala - UNESCO meeting 2012
November 18, 2012

Qhapaq Ñan: a symbol for the world of multinational integration

[Originally published November 18, 2012] During a visit to the headquarters of UNESCO in France, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala last…

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