Learn Spanish for Machu Picchu: Plan the Whole Trip

About this episode

Getting to Machu Picchu is more complicated than it looks — and most of the complexity happens in Spanish. Marco takes Jamie through the whole trip: surviving el soroche in Cusco (aclimatarse, el té de coca), booking the train before it sells out (reservar con anticipación, ¿hay disponibilidad?, boletos de ida y vuelta to Aguas Calientes), catching the first bus up the mountain, and making it through the entrance gate. Then the part that actually matters: navigating the ciudadela, hiring a guide for the morning circuit, and standing at the top with the full view — la vista — and realizing todo valió la pena. The full playbook, from Cusco to the citadel.

The full illustrated comic, study guide, transcript, audio & vocab are in the pack.