# Peru trip video: the complete guide (Machu Picchu, routes, settings)
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**RouteFlick Editorial**Product guide from the team building RouteFlick

Published July 20, 2026Updated October 5, 2026

Peru is vertical: sea-level Lima to Cusco at 3,400 metres, then down a river gorge to Machu Picchu. On a globe with terrain relief, that verticality -- the thing your lungs remember -- is finally visible. This is the trip the Andes were rendered for.

About this guide and its evidence

Published by RouteFlick, the maker of the product described here. This is first-party guidance, not an independent review.

Route previews are actual exports. An example route illustrates a workflow; it does not prove every feature or a competitor's output. Export speed depends on your device.

Creator workflow and comparison documentation reviewed October 5, 2026. Named vendor sources support the documented facts; this is not a purchased-plan test or an export-speed benchmark. Unknown specifications are marked as not verified. Confirm current terms before buying.

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[Media](https://routeflick.com/media/routes/peru.mp4)

[Video poster](https://routeflick.com/media/routes/peru.jpg)

Actual RouteFlick export

Exact trip used in this guide

## Watch the result before you use it

This is a finished RouteFlick video for **Peru & Machu Picchu**, not an illustration or simulated interface.

Lima -> Cusco -> Ollantaytambo -> Machu Picchu -> Lake Titicaca

[Watch this route on its video page](https://routeflick.com/videos/dest-peru-v1)

[Use "Peru & Machu Picchu" -- free](https://routeflick.com/t/dest-peru)

**On this page**

1.  [The routes](https://routeflick.com/blog/peru-machu-picchu-video-guide#the-routes)
2.  [The Andes look](https://routeflick.com/blog/peru-machu-picchu-video-guide#the-andes-look)
3.  [Settings to copy](https://routeflick.com/blog/peru-machu-picchu-video-guide#settings-to-copy)

[RouteFlick studio showing a real island-hopping route following sea lanes on the 3D globe](https://routeflick.com/assets/routes-proof-SL63DbNY.png)

**Real product, not a mockup.** This is the RouteFlick studio and export flow used to make the videos described in this guide.

## The routes

-   The classic: Lima -> Cusco (flight) -> Ollantaytambo (road) -> Machu Picchu (rail) -> Lake Titicaca (road).
-   The trek version: end the route at the trailhead and add Machu Picchu as a walk leg -- your Inca Trail, honoured properly.
-   The full-south loop: add Arequipa and the Colca Canyon between Titicaca and home.

[Load the ready-made Peru route ->](https://routeflick.com/destinations/peru)

## The Andes look

-   Terrain at maximum -- Peru without relief loses its entire third dimension.
-   Satellite for the documentary feel; Vintage for the archaeology mood.
-   The train leg down the Urubamba gorge is the signature -- it follows the real line.
-   Emoji labels: 🦙 🏔 🛶 -- Cusco's llama earns its place.

## Settings to copy

1.  Speed 0.75x on the Machu Picchu approach; the reveal deserves it.
2.  Photos: the Plaza de Armas, the citadel classic, the reed islands.
3.  Km visible -- the distances between stops at altitude tell their own story.

💡 GPX from the Inca Trail or Salkantay? Import it (Pro) and the trek leg follows your actual recorded path through the mountains -- switchbacks included.

**Your route. Your preview. Your video.**

With free styles, cameras and sounds: as many Full HD (1080p) exports as you like, at 30 fps with a RouteFlick watermark, up to 10 stops per trip. No account or card required to create and export. Pro: up to 4K at 60 fps, watermark removal and GPX/KML/GeoJSON import. Available output depends on your plan, browser and device.

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**Why trust this guide**

It is written by the RouteFlick team against the product we build. Product claims refer to the current web app; comparison details should always be rechecked on the named product's site before buying.

**Turn this guide into a route**

Start free, keep the context from this article, and see the result before you export.

[Use "Peru & Machu Picchu" -- free](https://routeflick.com/t/dest-peru)

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