Inca Trail
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The Inca Trail is a famous high-altitude trekking route in Peru that follows ancient Incan pathways through the Andes to reach the citadel of Machu Picchu.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Classic Inca Trail | 1 |
| Inca Trail endpoint near Machu Picchu | 1 |
| Short Inca Trail | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hiking trail
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ trekking route ⓘ |
| accessControlledBy |
Government of Peru
ⓘ
surface form:
Peruvian government
|
| approximateLength |
26 miles
ⓘ
43 kilometers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Machu Picchu
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Machu Picchu
|
| bestSeason | dry season ⓘ |
| closedDuring | February ⓘ |
| closedReason | maintenance ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| dailyTrekkerLimit | approximately 500 people ⓘ |
| drySeasonMonths | May to September ⓘ |
| endsAt |
Gateway of the Sun
ⓘ
surface form:
Inti Punku
|
| follows | ancient Inca pathways ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Inca Trail
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Classic Inca Trail
Inca Trail self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Short Inca Trail
|
| heritageContext |
Inca Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca civilization
|
| highestElevation |
about 13,828 feet
ⓘ
about 4215 meters ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Dead Woman’s Pass ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ollantaytambo archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca archaeological sites
access to Machu Picchu ⓘ high-altitude trekking ⓘ mountain scenery ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Quechua ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Peru ⓘ |
| near |
Sacred Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Valley of the Incas
Urubamba River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Qhapaq Ñan
ⓘ
surface form:
Inca road system
Machu Picchu ⓘ
surface form:
Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary
|
| passesNear | Wiñay Wayna ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
cloud forest
ⓘ
high Andean passes ⓘ |
| popularFor |
adventure tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ |
| primaryAccessCity | Cusco ⓘ |
| region | Cusco Region ⓘ |
| requires |
licensed guide
ⓘ
trekking permit ⓘ |
| terminus | Machu Picchu ⓘ |
| typicalDuration |
3 nights
ⓘ
4 days ⓘ |
| usedBy | trekkers ⓘ |
| usedHistoricallyBy | Inca messengers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Inca Trail endpoint near Machu Picchu
this entity surface form:
Classic Inca Trail
this entity surface form:
Short Inca Trail