Machu Picchu! - Blogabond

The 4th day of our trek had us traveling by bus to a hot Spring in Santa Teresa and swimming there for a few hours, we then made our way to the town of Aguas Calientes which serves basically as a tourist gateway to Machu Picchu. There really wasn't much trekking on that day, but that was fine by us. Our knees and calves were still sore from the days before, and we could use a break before the granddaddy of all ancient Inca sites.

Machu Picchu is really breathtaking. One of those places that lives up to all the hype. It is easy to see why it is packed with tourists every day. There is such demand to see it, that the Peruvian government sets a limit of 2000 visitors each day - slots that are pretty much sold out throughout the year.

We woke up at 4am again, yay, and caught a bus that took us up to the Mountain on which MP sits. We walked up the rest of the way by dirt path and finally reached the top. The site itself is massive, but it is really its surroundings that make it so awe-inspiring and memorable. Cue the pictures...
Another nice thing about MP is that there is are relatively few guard rails or roped-off sections. You can kind of explore freely and there is no set path. We spent a little over 5 hours there and then headed back to Aguas Calientes to catch our train to Cuzco, and then night bus to Arequipa.

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bhkann on August 12, 2010 from Aguas Calientes, Peru

from the travel blog: Peru 2010

tagged Peru and MachuPicchu

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