Carved by the Urubamba River, a huge Valley stretches out in the middle of the Peruvian highlands, in the Andes. Over the ages inhabited by huge empires and greedy invaders, the mysticism of the Cusco Region still manages to grasp many tourists. As the mind-blowing home to the Inca civilization, the Cusco Region is high on the list of many travelers and backpackers. Not only because of the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu. Incredible panoramic sceneries and tons of ancient Inca sites and ruins. Add to this the spiritual retreat centers and rural jungle and mountain farmers. It is no wonder so many different types of travelers find their way to Cusco. Discover here what all the hype is about.

Aguascalientes or Machu Picchu Pueblo, a used-to-be railroad workers camp serves a single purpose. To host and provide for the hundreds of thousands of tourists coming to see Machu Picchu each year. Much needed services like massages are offered to the weary trekkers coming in from the Inca- or the Salkantay Trail. Another option given is to get a relaxing dip in the local hot springs, to which Aguascalientes is named. Apart from wandering the streets, getting tend to or buying artisan craftwork as a souvenir, there is nothing much to do around the town. Most people only use it as a hub for seeing Machu Picchu, on a 1 or 2-night stay. The town can only be reached by train. Because of this everything you see is imported through the tracks. Therefore, the general pricing in the town is excessively expensive.