Wayllabamba comes from the Quechua word “grassy plain”, this site is about 2750m above sea level. Wayllabamba in Peru is generally where people spend the first night of camping. Only one village is inhabited. On the way there are small stalls to buy what you need. The site itself is very pretty, with scattered houses, terraces, an old aqueduct and canals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This small group of huts is located at the confluence of the Cusichaca river and the Llullucha stream (or Hatun Wayruro). Some of the huts in Wayllabamba Peru<\/a> <\/strong>are built on the foundations of Inca buildings, and there are sections of ancient aqueducts, still in use today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At the base of the mountain on the opposite side of the Llullucha stream are the ancient tombs and the remains of a path near them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After these, there are remains of some terraces in very bad condition. The Inca trails through this point were important, one continues continuous to the Wayllabamba Peru river (this point is also called Cusichaca) and ascends to the Nevado Salqantay, a sacred mountain covered with snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Others continue up the Llullucha stream to the canyon and ascend to the Warmiwa\u00f1usqa pass that continues towards Machu Picchu<\/a><\/strong>. This is the walkers’ route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n