{"id":7355,"date":"2013-08-29T14:20:45","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T19:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/?p=7355"},"modified":"2023-08-25T17:40:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T22:40:03","slug":"machu-picchu-is-the-climax-after-the-lares-valley-trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/2013\/machu-picchu-is-the-climax-after-the-lares-valley-trek\/7355\/","title":{"rendered":"Machu Picchu is the climax after the Lares Valley Trek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Max Krieger, of Vermont, USA, culminated his small group Lares Valley trek with an early morning arrival to Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">He had left his fancy Canon camera in Lima, so he picked up a FujiFilm FinePix C10 for under $70 in Cusco and came back with some great photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/culminate_small_group_Lares_trek_with_early_-morning_arrival_to_machu_picchu_sm.jpg\" alt=\"Culminate a luxury, small group Lares Valley trek with an early morning arrival to Machu Picchu\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The fast moving shroud of mist flowed close above the ground of the semitropical ridge, which is saddled between two spectacular mountain peaks. The fog burned off as the sun rose and we were able to see down to the Vilcanota River in the deep gorge below.&#8221;\u009d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/fast_moving_shroud_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/fast_moving_shroud_sm.jpg\" alt=\"Fast moving shroud of fog wafts through Machu Picchu ruins\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The morning fog, wafting over the ruins, added to the ambiance of mystery and ancient lore. It was a really beautiful natural spectacle that I&#8217;ll never forget.&#8221;\u009d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/fast_moving_shroud_lg.jpg\"><\/a><wp-block data-block=\"core\/more\"><\/wp-block>The 4- to 5-day Lares Valley Trek is a popular alternative to the classic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/peru-packages\/the-best-inca-trail-4-days-3-nights-with-machu-picchu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Inca Trail to Machu Picchu<\/a>, and for many more rewarding. It&#8217;s wide open, not crowded with fellow hikers. You have spectacular views of\u00a0 the snow topped peaks of Chicon, Pitusiray, Sawasiray and Veronica as you hike past\u00a0 glacial lakes, waterfalls, high plains and hot springs. You also have an opportunity to meet local people in their beautiful Andean hamlets and villages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/sawasiray_glacier_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/sawasiray_glacier_sm.jpg\" alt=\"Nevado Sawasiray \"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Nevado Sawasiray seen from the Cuncani campsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lares_trek_waterfall_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lares_trek_waterfall_sm.jpg\" alt=\"lares_trek_waterfall_sm\" class=\"wp-image-7362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lares_trek_waterfall_sm.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lares_trek_waterfall_sm-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We came across this black llama. Below was an Andean hamlet with agricultural terraces and a cascading waterfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/alpaca_grazing_in_chancachacan_valley_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/alpaca_grazing_in_chancachacan_valley_sm.jpg\" alt=\"Alpaca grazing in the Chancachacan Valley\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Alpaca grazing on the rocky mountainside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/villagers_lead_horse_caravan_in_chancachacan_valley_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/villagers_lead_horse_caravan_in_chancachacan_valley_sm.jpg\" alt=\"Local villagers lead a line of horses carrying thatch.\" class=\"wp-image-7369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/villagers_lead_horse_caravan_in_chancachacan_valley_sm.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/villagers_lead_horse_caravan_in_chancachacan_valley_sm-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">We met this couple with their line of horses carrying bales of thatch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lares_trek_map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1133\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lares_trek_map.jpg\" alt=\"The Lares Valley trek takes you off the beaten path, over high Andean passes, past azure mountain lakes and beautiful waterfalls, through Andean villages, and culminates with a guided tour of Machu Picchu.\" class=\"wp-image-7370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lares_trek_map.jpg 1133w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lares_trek_map-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/lares_trek_map-1024x652.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1133px) 100vw, 1133px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click on Image to Enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Max Krieger, of Vermont, USA, culminated his small group Lares Valley trek with an early morning arrival to Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[761],"post_series":[],"class_list":["post-7355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cusco","category-destinations","tag-machu-picchu","post_format-post-format-gallery","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7355"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20743,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7355\/revisions\/20743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7355"},{"taxonomy":"post_series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_series?post=7355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}