Getting Oriented

Getting Oriented

The famed ruins of Machu Picchu, accessible only via rail or foot, lie farther down the Río Urubamba, among the cloud forests on the Andean slopes above the jungle. Cusco, the region's largest city, is about 112 kilometers (70 miles) southeast.

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