The Lost Citadel · day 2
Machu Picchu Citadel
Why here
The reveal as the morning mist lifts off the terraces is the reason the whole journey exists.
A city the clouds kept for four hundred years.
When to come
season
May to September (dry)
time
early, as the mist clears
weather
morning cloud lifting
crowd
timed circuits; first entry is calmest
⊘ Entry is by timed ticket on fixed one-way circuits, sold out weeks ahead — buy early and pick your circuit.
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