TouchScreenTravels logo

TouchScreenTravels

Our Touch, your Travels…

This is a preview of the full content of our Peru’s Best app.

Please consider downloading this app to support small independent publishing and because:

  • All content is designed for mobile devices and works best there.
  • Detailed in-app maps will help you find sites using your device’s GPS.
  • The app works offline (one time upgrade required on Android versions).
  • All advertising (only present on Android versions) can be removed.

The app will also allow you to:

  • Add custom locations to the app map (your hotel…).
  • Create your own list of favourites as you browse.
  • Search the entire contents using a fast and simple text-search tool.
  • Make one-click phone calls (on phones).
iOS App Store Google Play

Inti Punku Sun Gate

Arriving from the Inca Trail

Arriving from Inti Punku

Inti Punku means Sun Door in Quechua, but is commonly called the Sun Gate. It’s where the Inca and other dignitaries would have arrived at Machu Picchu in the 1400s.

For several years, this trail was closed to people only visiting Machu Picchu without hiking the Inca Trail from km82 or km104. In 2024 the route was reopened as route 1C.

Inti Punku trail to Machu Picchu

The photo above has been marked with a black arrow where Inti Punku is and the location of the trail underlined in white.

Machu Picchu’s Extra Hikes

Many options!

Text © Heather Jasper

Images by Heather Jasper