Step-by-step sections cover the Classic trail (4-5 days), the longer, more strenuous trek from Mollepata (6-7 days) and the short option (2 days). Features a drop-down mapshowing all three trails (three panels); detailed site plan of Machu Picchu ruins (two panels); detailed description of Machu Picchu, with side-trips and photographs; background on Inca culture and stonework, Andean wildlife and modern Peru; advice onplanning and preparation, including a packing checklist; medical advice on how to prevent and manage altitude symptoms; phrasebook in Spanish, Quechua and English.
