There are many causes of heel pain and many types of heel pain, but two common causes of heel pain are plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis. Tight calf muscles generate excess stress and pull on the Achilles tendon resulting in pain at the insertion of the tendon on the heel bone, or a few inches above this area.
Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site in Peru, in South America. The Incas built the city on a mountain ridge, 2430m above sea level.They lived there between 1200 and 1450 AD. Other people lived there before about 650 AD.achu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site in Peru, in South America. The Incas built the city on a mountain ridge, 2430m above sea level.
The ancient Inca city is positioned in the Andes Mountains on a saddle between the mountains of Machu Picchu and Huayna Picchu at 2450 m/8040 ft above sea level. The ruins are located about 13 degrees south of the equator and surrounded on three sides by a loop of the Urubamba River.Click here to see Machu Picchu packing guide. Machu Picchu is in the GMT-5 time zone and located in a natural cul-de-sac about 113 Km northeast of the city of Cusco.(the same time zone as Washington DC in the US but no Daylight Savings Time).TEP 1: How to get to Machu Picchu: International gateway-Lima. International flights arrive in Lima, Peru, located on the Pacific coast. Many flights arrive late evening and because there are no flights to Cusco in the evening, travelers will spend 1 night in Lima.