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Adventure Sports on your trip to Machu Picchu

Extra time during your trip to Machu Picchu will give you the opportunity to experience the adventure of the Andean region in Peru; Cusco and the Sacred Valley offer something for all travelers, this ranges from excitement to extreme adrenaline. Here we present some ways to take advantage of your free time during your trip to Machu Picchu . Adventure Sports in Cusco and the Sacred Valley Mountain Biking Rafting Zipline Ride Rock Climbing RELATED STORY: ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS IN PERU Mountain biking in Cusco and the Sacred Valley There are half-day and full-day bicycle tours suitable for any level of experience, most routes cover beautiful landscapes of the Sacred Valley between Pisac and Ollantaytambo. There are many levels of difficulty, easy, moderate, and advanced; You can choose the difficulty depending on your experience and physical condition. The attractions during the tours include villages, rivers, mountains, and archaeological sites. Rafting on the Urubamba Ri

Machu Picchu History

The Empire of the Incas was established in Cusco, by the year 1,200 AD. Its origin is given in relation to two famous legends; one is the legend of Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo, and the other is the legend of the Ayar Brothers. In both cases, the legends point to Manco Cápac as the founder and first governor of the empire. But it was until the time of the Pachacutec , that the empire achieved its greatest expansion and power, reaching to cover almost 2 million km2 and it was precisely during this time, that the  Inca City of   Machu Picchu would be built. The arrival of the Spanish conquerors would cause the fall of the empire, at which time the Inca city would have been abandoned when it was still to be finished, and although some people say that the Spaniards knew of the existence of Machu Picchu, they could never have found it. The truth would be that the location would only be known by local inhabitants, until the time of its discovery, the year of 1911, when Hiram Bingham with th