So...despite my great displeasure we left Cusco today and flew to Lima, Peru....and really it doesn't even compare, especially after the hike to Cristo Blanco and to Machu Picchu. But here we are, leaving tomorrow morning for BsAs at the god-forsaken hour of 5am.
Anyways, yesterday we all got up at 4:30am (see a trend?!) ate another incredible breakfast and hopped on a bus, to get on a train, to get on a bus, to go to Machu Picchu....now in case that was confusing....we had to take a bus from Cusco to a neighboring village where the train station was. From there it was about a 3.5 hour train ride to the village of Aguas Calientes, where we took a bus up the mountain to the entrance of Machu Pichu....Callie and i had been hoping we were actually going to hike up to the ruins but with nearly 50 ACA who may or may not be in shape for such a hike, much less not affected by the altitude, i can understand why we took the bus. But man, there is a reason this place is so famous, it is truly incredible!!! Its beautiful, mysterious and just...the effort it took to create it is awe inspiring. It rained almost every 15 to 5 minutes and it was very misty for about half the tour, but i think it made everything so much better. The grass looked brighter and i was just happy that it was not hot. But really the pictures say it all.... enjoy!
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| My train buddies....we are pretty cool, no? |
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| Little huts I saw on the train to Aguas Calientes |
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| This was our table setting on the train for snack time :) |
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| I found a Llama!!! |
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| My first look at the ruins :D |
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| My awesome stamp!!! |
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| The Llama i found didn't like me |
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| Beautiful right?!? |
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| Smart Incas, made the door to frame the mountain. |
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| So i saw this little rock and said it looked like the mountain right before the guide said it was a model of the mountain in the background, made by the Incas. :) |
Awesome!
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