Stop 3 · Farm / city boundary
Dry Moat
The great trench that separates the agricultural terraces from the urban sector. Crossing it is the moment you enter the Inka city itself.
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Circuit 2B — Lower Terrace Route
Straight into the Inka city along the lower terrace: 12 official stops in 2 h 30.
12 official stops2 h 30 max stay
Circuit 2B ("Ruta terraza inferior") walks the Inka city of Machu Picchu after entering along the lower agricultural terrace, with a maximum stay of 2 h 30. Unlike Circuit 2A it does not climb to the panoramic platform first, so it trades the postcard viewpoint for more time inside the city itself.
The route, stop by stop
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Stop 4 · The curved wall from above
Temple of the Sun Viewpoint
The official viewpoint over the only curved building in Machu Picchu, raised on top of a natural cave. The routes look down on it — nobody walks inside the temple.
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Through the western sector
5
Granitic ChaosThe frozen quarry
The quarry of the city: half-carved granite blocks abandoned mid-work, as if the stonemasons had just stepped away.
6
Temples PlazaThree Windows at sunrise
The main religious sector, home to the Temple of the Three Windows — its openings face the sunrise over the Vilcanota range.
7
Intiwatana PyramidOften open 7–10 AM only
The famous "hitching post of the sun", a carved ritual stone at the highest point of the urban sector. Access is often limited to the morning hours.
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Stop 8 · The north end
Sacred Rock
A monolith carved to mirror the silhouette of the mountain behind it, at the northern end of the city — and the point where the mountain trails begin.
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Down the east side
9
Twelve NichesThe niched hall
An enclosure of twelve trapezoidal niches — one of the clearest examples of Inka niche architecture in the city.
10
Eastern QolqasThe storehouses
The granite storehouses — qolqas — that kept the food supply of the city, built along the eastern slope.
11
Water Mirrors ComplexStar basins
Two carved stone basins believed to have reflected the night sky for observation — also known as the "mortar room".
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Stop 12 · A condor in flight
Temple of the Condor
A natural rock formation completed with Inka stonework into the shape of a condor in flight — head carved on the floor, wings rising behind.
Good to know: Fountains in this sector still run on the original Inka spring channels.
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The way out
13
Pisonay SquareThe old tree
The small plaza named after its native pisonay tree, in the lower urban sector.
14
Archaeological ReserveYour last look back
Roofless rooms and corridors on the way to the exit — your last look back at the citadel. There is no re-entry once you leave.
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