Moon Temple Machu Picchu

When we first started planning this world trip, hiking the inca trail to Macchu Picchu was top of the bucket list. We embarked on a three night, four day hike/camping trip across the mountains to see the sacred inca city of Macchu Picchu, and this is what happened...

Day One
We were woken early by the guy in the hostel whizzing up some …

... it would stay like that, but after an hour or so a first window would open in the clouds and release the view to Machu Picchu. A further hour later almost all clouds were gone and we would be able to see the ruins and the amazing mountains surrounding ...

... functions. Our guide then told us to hurry if we wanted to climb Huayna Picchu meaning Young Mountain, the big mountain behind Machu Picchu ruins in the quintessential postcard photo and our luck continued as we filled 6 of the last 7 places going up as ...

... the up coming 'spare' days by adding some activity to them. We had decided on horse riding today, starting at 12 and finishing at 4 the trail would begin somewhere beyond cusco and visit a moon temple and various points cultural if not spiritual ...

... I'm going down" the fog cleared and we got an awesome view of the site and surroundings. The book suggested the moon temple hike, which is nearby Huayna Picchu. We took off for that after soaking in the views on top. What the book doesn't mention is that ...

Today was day two in Aguas Calientes, and another trip to Machu Picchu to finish what I had not started... to climb up Huayna(Wayna) Picchu for sunrise.  I was up at 4am and out the door by a little before 5am to get to the bus area down the ...

... grow in the trees and shrubs; farms, villages and Inca ruins.   We checked into the Sanctuary Lodge at the entrance to Machu Picchu, which means old mountain., had a glass of coca tea with lemongrass and tiny macaroons, got our orders for the day ...

... something and I felt it was an accomplishment. We were all very proud of ourselves and each other. Nobody really knows why Machu Picchu was build. Its purpose remains a mystery. However Salso (our guide) believes it was a kind of Inca University that ...