and some more pics of day 1:
The road behind me is what we rode down, here's the whole crew, and the family house/hostel we stayed in that night had some friendly parrots. Watch out they are alcoholics...
Day 2: on part of the original Inca Trail, with face paint and all.
Here's a video crossing the Acocalmayo (Sacred River) by cable car.
The approach to Macchu Picchu as we walked through the valley that leads to Aguas Calientes.
After arriving in Aguas Calientes our guide brought us to a very spiritual mountain to climb that looks across the valley to Macchu Picchu called Putukussi. This mountain is sacred as it has the shape and form of a condor. Here's are some pics of the climb using ladders and a video of a panorama and I tried to show how high up we really were.
Pics in order: view of Putukussi from Macchu Picchu, the ladders we climbed, and a view of Macchu Picchu from the summit.
Edgar and Jean, our guides.
And of course day 4, Macchu Picchu: Seeing sunrise in a place like this is just amazing, especially after hiking for an hour in the dark. The sun rises through one of the mountain peaks and burns off the morning clouds.
And with the world becoming ever smaller it wouldn't be a day at one of the 7 wonders of the world without running into someone I went to high school and college with, especially someone who shares a Valentine b-day.
This is the view from Wayna Picchu, the mountain opposite of MP. The llamas roam freely and walk right past you on the terraces.
Everyone should see and feel something like this!
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very, very cool pictures, movies and stories. Making us drool to be there with you. We'll have to make sure that we organize a trip to visit you in the near future.
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