The lower city plus the climb up the peak behind the citadel, with 6 hours inside.
Circuit 3A is the Waynapicchu route. On the official map it walks the lower sector of the Inka city — Temple of the Sun viewpoint, Pisonay Square, Temple of the Condor, Water Mirrors, Eastern Qolqas and Twelve Niches — reaches the Sacred Rock and climbs Waynapicchu, the peak behind the citadel. Maximum stay: 6 hours. It does not go up to the panoramic platforms or the upper temples.
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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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The small plaza named after its native pisonay tree, in the lower urban sector.
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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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Two carved stone basins believed to have reflected the night sky for observation — also known as the "mortar room".
The granite storehouses — qolqas — that kept the food supply of the city, built along the eastern slope.
An enclosure of twelve trapezoidal niches — one of the clearest examples of Inka niche architecture in the city.
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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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The steep peak that stands behind the citadel in every photo. The trail starts by the Sacred Rock and climbs carved stone steps to 2,693 m — around two to three hours round trip, with a strictly limited daily quota.
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