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Call-in listeners asked Brumagim, who had been a researcher for the 2002 Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia book, for advice on upcoming trips to the Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu...
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...half-light between dawn and day as minibuses and taxis take tourists to the small San Pedro rail station. There, behind the chaotic stalls of the city market, crowds jostle in the entrance waiting for the three services that run from Cuzco to the famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. The most comfortable and costly of the three services is the one-stop, 3 1/4-hour Inca service that leaves Cuzco at 6:15 a.m. daily for Machu Picchu. For railroad buffs, this 70-mile Cuzco-to-Machu Picchu line--another of the few remaining narrow-gauge passenger services still operating...
...Hiram Bingham finds Machu Picchu, a 15th century Inca settlement high in the Peruvian Andes...
...Urubamba are beginning to gain favor among visitors. One spot, the Posada del Inca, offers beautiful gardens, resident llamas and views of peaks. Hikes and horseback rides are available, along with the traditional stops at the ruins in Pisac, Ollantaytambo and, of course, the train ride to Machu Picchu...