{"id":1086,"date":"2020-06-15T02:15:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T07:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T23:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T04:44:57","slug":"huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain \u2014 which is better?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"8594\" src=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.png\" alt=\"Monta\u00f1a Machu Picchu vs Huayna Picchu\" class=\"wp-image-8594\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Machu Picchu Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"8597\" src=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-3.jpg\" alt=\"Monta\u00f1a Machu Picchu vs Huayna Picchu\" class=\"wp-image-8597\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Huayna Picchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain <\/strong>\u2014 You are about to <a href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/best-time-to-visit-cusco\/\">travel to Cusco<\/a> and you don\u00b4t know which of these mountains to choose, <strong>don\u00b4t worry, in this article we will tell you everything you need to know to take the best decision!.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both mountains offer magnificent panoramic views and unforgettable experiences, however they are located on opposite sides, it will depend a lot on your traveler profile to decide for on one of them, but the good experience is guaranteed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that the <strong>Inca citadel and the Mountain, use the same name<\/strong>, to avoid confusion, we will use the word &#8220;Citadel&#8221; to refer to the Ruins of Machu Picchu and the word &#8220;Mountain&#8221; to refer to the Summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-what-is-the-difference-between-huayna-picchu-vs-machu-picchu-mountain\">1. What is the difference between  Huayna Picchu vs Machu Picchu Mountain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-background has-fixed-layout\" style=\"background-color:#e7f5fe\"><tbody><tr><td> <strong>TYPE OF INFORMATION<\/strong> <\/td><td> <strong>HUAYNA PICCHU<\/strong> <\/td><td> <strong>MACHU PICCHU MOUNTAIN<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>  <strong>Elevation<\/strong> <\/td><td> 2720 masl (8923 feet) <\/td><td>  3082 masl (10,111 ft)  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <strong>Duration of the hike<\/strong> <\/td><td> From the citadel to Huayna Picchu is about 1 hour &#8211; the Return is about 40 min. <\/td><td>  From the Machu Picchu citadel to Machu Picchu Mountain is about 1:20 hour &#8211; the Return is about 45 min.   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <strong>Hike distance<\/strong> <\/td><td> From Machu Picchu cidated  to Huayna Picchu it is 2 km (1.25 miles) <\/td><td>  From Machu Picchu citadel to Machu Picchu Mountain it is 2.3 km (1.4 miles)  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>  <strong>Difficulty<\/strong> <\/td><td>   Hard <\/td><td> Intermediate  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <strong>Archaeological sites<\/strong> <\/td><td> Agricultural Platforms and the Temple of the Moon <\/td><td>  None  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Best panoramic view<\/strong><\/td><td> Panoramic view of the Machu Picchu citadel and other mountains <\/td><td>  The best panoramic view of all the mountains of the Archaeological Park, higher altitude, better angle  <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <strong>Entry schedules<\/strong> <\/td><td>    1st schedule: 07am &#8211; 08am and<br>   2nd schedule: 10am &#8211; 11am   <\/td><td> 1st schedule: 07am &#8211; 08am and<br>   2nd schedule: 09am &#8211; 10am <\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <strong>Number of visitors<\/strong> <\/td><td> 400 daily tickets available (200 visitors on each schedule) <\/td><td>  800 daily tickets available (400 visitors on each schedule)   <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The most popular<\/strong><\/td><td>Huayna Picchu is the most popular because of the challenging climbing and it has been in the tourism market for many years.<\/td><td> It is not so popular because it has been in the market for a few years but the route is super rewarding. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The most beautiful route<\/strong><\/td><td> &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-  <\/td><td> Machu Picchu Mountain has the widest, the safest and the most beautiful route. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For adrenaline lovers<\/strong><\/td><td>Huayna Picchu won\u00b4t disappoint you<\/td><td>   &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-    <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>For family and children<\/strong><\/td><td> &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- <\/td><td> The Machu Picchu Mountain is the most popular for family groups and children <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-price-difference\">2. Price difference:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Both of them have an additional<strong> cost to the price of Machu Picchu &#8220;Solo&#8221;<\/strong> ticket, but the price difference is not much, find out more on <a href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/ticket-for-machu-picchu\/\">Cost and Ticket Types to Machu Picchu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-photos-of-huayna-picchu-or-young-mountain\">3. Photos of Huayna Picchu or &#8220;Young&#8221; Mountain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"8600\" src=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-3.png\" alt=\"Monta\u00f1a Machu Picchu vs Huayna Picchu\" class=\"wp-image-8600\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"8597\" src=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-3.jpg\" alt=\"Monta\u00f1a Machu Picchu vs Huayna Picchu\" class=\"wp-image-8597\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7836\" src=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/subida-a-huayna-picchu-11.jpg\" alt=\"Subida a Huayna Picchu\" class=\"wp-image-7836\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7821\" src=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/subida-a-huayna-picchu-6.jpg\" alt=\"Subida a Huayna Picchu\" class=\"wp-image-7821\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"8585\" src=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-1.jpg\" alt=\"Monta\u00f1a Machu Picchu vs Huayna Picchu\" class=\"wp-image-8585\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-photos-of-machu-picchu-mountain-or-old-mountain\">4. Photos of Machu Picchu Mountain or &#8220;Old&#8221; Mountain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"8594\" src=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.png\" alt=\"Monta\u00f1a Machu Picchu vs Huayna Picchu\" class=\"wp-image-8594\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"8591\" src=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.jpg\" alt=\"Monta\u00f1a Machu Picchu vs Huayna Picchu\" class=\"wp-image-8591\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-which-one-to-choose\">5. Which one to choose?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Choose Huayna Picchu<\/strong>, as long as: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You like adrenaline, challenge and even &#8220;dangerousness&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You want to know more about <a href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/temples-of-machu-picchu\/\">archaeological sites, such as the Temple of the Moon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You like the super narrow and steep routes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Choose Machu Picchu Mountain<\/strong>, as long as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You want to walk at a higher altitude for photos with a better angle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You travel with your family, for example if you have children, remember that in order for children to access the mountain, they must be over 12 years old, otherwise you and kids can go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/inca-bridge-machu-picchu\/\">Inca bridge of Machu Picchu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You want a quieter route, without many tourists and with a lesser degree of difficulty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ef0d0d\" class=\"tadv-color\">Don&#8217;t choose any, if you suffer from Acrophobia!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-can-i-do-both-mountains-in-the-same-day\">6. Can I do both Mountains in the same day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You could do it, but you cannot buy this type of ticket Online because there isn\u00b4t an option for &#8220;Machu Picchu Inca citadel + Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu Mountain&#8221;, therefore you need to buy in person or better contact your <a href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/\">travel agent<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The other issue is the schedule, you would have to first visit Huayna Picchu, access in the first hour from <strong>7am to 8am<\/strong>, and be back in the citadel of Machu Picchu at <strong>10am <\/strong>and then access Machu Picchu Mountain before<strong> 10am<\/strong>, and be back in the Inca citadel at about 11:30 am.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At about noon, get outside the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu to meet your Guide and <strong>RE-ENTER<\/strong> Machu Picchu for the guided tour of the Inca citadel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conclusion<\/strong>: Under this itinerary that includes the visit of both Mountains, you will end the day super tired, <strong>so we strongly only recommend you choose one of the mountains only and perhaps alternate with the Inca Bridge<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-free-walking-tours-peru\"><span class=\"tadv-color\" style=\"color:#ff6900\"><strong>Free Walking Tours Peru<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"tadv-color\" style=\"color:#ff6900\">Secure your spot on our free tours led by professional, authorized, and expert guides in <a href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/free-walking-tour-cusco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free tour Cusco<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/free-walking-tour-lima\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free tour Lima<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/free-walking-tour-arequipa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free tour Arequipa<\/a>. Booking is free!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d15517.215321563075!2d-71.9805445!3d-13.5169366!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x916dd710c0ab5541%3A0x7dd5fcf9882ea6ae!2sFree%20Walking%20Tour%20Cusco%20FWTP!5e0!3m2!1ses-419!2spe!4v1701645410863!5m2!1ses-419!2spe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-765c4724 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/job-tour-guide-marketing-tourism-industry\" style=\"background-color:#fbcb2a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Become a tour guide<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain \u2014 You are about to travel to Cusco and you don\u00b4t know which of these mountains to choose, don\u00b4t worry, in this article we will tell you everything you need to know to take the best decision!. Both mountains offer magnificent panoramic views and unforgettable experiences, however they are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cusco"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain - which is better to choose?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, what is the best option? What is the difference? the best Versus, best comparison of hike, climbing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain - which is better to choose?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, what is the best option? What is the difference? the best Versus, best comparison of hike, climbing\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Free Walking Tours Peru\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-06-15T07:15:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-20T04:44:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/how-to-get-from-callao-port-to-lima-public-transportation.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"FWTP\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"FWTP\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"FWTP\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f7b190744c482a519eb7c11404ebc8ba\"},\"headline\":\"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain \u2014 which is better?\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-15T07:15:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-20T04:44:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":778,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Cusco\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/\",\"name\":\"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain - which is better to choose?\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-15T07:15:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-07-20T04:44:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, what is the best option? What is the difference? the best Versus, best comparison of hike, climbing\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cusco\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/cusco\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain \u2014 which is better?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Free Walking Tours Peru\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Free Walking Tours Peru\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/logo-freeorg.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/logo-freeorg.svg\",\"caption\":\"Free Walking Tours Peru\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f7b190744c482a519eb7c11404ebc8ba\",\"name\":\"FWTP\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/adminfwt\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain - which is better to choose?","description":"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, what is the best option? What is the difference? the best Versus, best comparison of hike, climbing","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain - which is better to choose?","og_description":"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, what is the best option? What is the difference? the best Versus, best comparison of hike, climbing","og_url":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/","og_site_name":"Free Walking Tours Peru","article_published_time":"2020-06-15T07:15:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-07-20T04:44:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":700,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/how-to-get-from-callao-port-to-lima-public-transportation.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"FWTP","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"FWTP"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/"},"author":{"name":"FWTP","@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f7b190744c482a519eb7c11404ebc8ba"},"headline":"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain \u2014 which is better?","datePublished":"2020-06-15T07:15:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-20T04:44:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/"},"wordCount":778,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.png","articleSection":["Cusco"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/","url":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/","name":"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain - which is better to choose?","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.png","datePublished":"2020-06-15T07:15:25+00:00","dateModified":"2026-07-20T04:44:57+00:00","description":"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain, what is the best option? What is the difference? the best Versus, best comparison of hike, climbing","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/montana-machu-picchu-vs-huayna-picchu-cual-escoger-2.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/huayna-picchu-or-machu-picchu-mountain-which-is-better\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cusco","item":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/category\/cusco\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain \u2014 which is better?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/","name":"Free Walking Tours Peru","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Free Walking Tours Peru","url":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/logo-freeorg.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/logo-freeorg.svg","caption":"Free Walking Tours Peru"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/f7b190744c482a519eb7c11404ebc8ba","name":"FWTP","sameAs":["https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com"],"url":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/author\/adminfwt\/"}]}},"author_meta":{"display_name":"FWTP","author_link":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/author\/adminfwt\/"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/blog\/category\/cusco\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Cusco<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Cusco<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 6 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 weeks ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 15 June, 2020","modified":"Updated on 19 July, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 15 June, 2020 2:15 am","modified":"Updated on 19 July, 2026 11:44 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1086"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72198,"href":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1086\/revisions\/72198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freewalkingtoursperu.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}