The so-called "Stairs of Death" up Huayna Picchu. In every postcard view of the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu you've ever seen, Huayna Picchu is there in the background, a tall, bullet-shaped ...

Machu Picchu and the Urubamba River. The shortest way down is also the most treacherous; you'll traverse the panic attack-inducing Death Stairs, which lead straight down into what looks like oblivion.

If the stairs are too difficult, travelers can catch a bus for about 7$ one-way from the city of Aguas Calientes to Machu ...