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There are plenty of Sacred Valley hotels that will set you back less.
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Travellers planning to ascend Machu Picchu often book at least one night of lodging in Aguas Calientes, the closest Sacred Valley town to the site.
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Tourists also can buy tickets in-person at the stations scattered throughout Cusco and the Sacred Valley, and it is recommended to do so a few days ahead of time in order to secure tickets for the required dates.
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Now is a fantastic time to visit, to see the Holy Site of the Inca, Machu Picchu, but also to explore the sites in Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and even Lima, which is slowly turning around.
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Independent travellers can also contact a tour operator solely to purchase tickets, or reserve tickets through one of the many hotels that dot the rural Sacred Valley between the city of Cusco and the town of Aguas Calientes, the gateway town to Machu Picchu.
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Hike into Chinchero , an adobe village overlooking the Sacred Valley of the Incas and believed to be the mythical birthplace of the rainbow. (Love this.) Visit the village of Huilloc where weavers still speak the language of their Incan ancestors and still grow crops on tiny terraced plots 12, 000 feet above sea level.
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Jump in your car and head about five miles up the highway to the Waimea Valley (59-864 Kamehameha Highway, waimeavalley.net ), a site sacred to native Hawaiians.
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