I’m fairly convinced that “Machu Picchu” is Incan for “stay the hell away.”
I say this because honestly, I don’t think they could make this place any more difficult to get to.
(OK, fine, I will acknowledge that Machu Picchu actually means “Old Peak,” which is kinda funny when you think about it since we were there to celebrate my 41st birthday, and my super supportive travel organizer and concierge XFE loves to point out all the time just how old I’m getting.)
But back to remoteness: Machu Picchu is a plane, a train, a car and a bus away from the capital city of Lima.