Salkantay Trek Blog – Page 10 – Salkantay trek is one of the best alternative treks to Machu Picchu.

salkantay trek vs inca trail

June 11, 2015 salkantay Comments 0 Comment

Salkantay Trek This is a great alternative to the Inca Trail. Going this route, you’ll be able to visit some of the most beautiful places in the Andean jungle and see the snow covered Salkantay Mountain (altitude is 6372 m). You will have the opportunity to see beautiful landscapes with a variety of endemic flora and fauna and stop by part of the Inca trail, Llactapata, which is an enclosure built on the mountain facing Machu Picchu. Inca Trail Inka…

Señor de Coyllority

June 1, 2015 salkantay Comments 0 Comment

Qoyllority or Quyllur Rit’i ( Quechua “quyllur” is a star, “rit’i” means snow, so “star snow”) – or Star Snow Festival is celebrated every June 15 at the Sinakara Valley in the village of Mawayany in the Cusco Region of Peru, at 4600 meters above sea level. The festival is in honor of the Lord of Quyllur Rit’i what means “Lord of the Shining Snow “ is a Christ, whose image is plotted on a rock. This an old religious…