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Machu Picchu Slideshow
Machu Picchu
Travel Blogs from Machu Picchu, Peru
Day 3 on the Inca Trail
... ... I don't mind my spot at 2nd last ... it's not a race. Eric, our primary guide, advised us to not think of Machu Picchu, rather, enjoy the Andean mentality, the mountains, and all of the Inca ruins ... he is absolutely right! Not everyone can do this ...
The Climb
My mom and I woke up early and had breakfast (people eat alot of eggs here). Then we went down to the bus station and got on a bus to Machupicchu (Machupicchu is the ruins of a town where some of the Incas use to live). The bus ride would ...
Inca Trail, Machu Picchu & Aguas Calientes
... ’d seen enough of ruins along the way and Cesars tour was pretty darn good. So we headed down to the closest town to Machu Pichu, called Aguas Calientes, where we were staying the night. (by the way Agua – means water and Caliente means hot, ...
Apr 07, 2010
Inca Trail end point
... the jungle, in short survived inca trail it was very rewarding and let me look down on the lazy buggers on the busses ariving in Machu Picchu. There are plenty of photos although so far looking at them on the camera i dont think it quite gets how hard a ...
Machu Picchu
The only thing I did today was go to Machu Picchu, the biggest tourist trap in Peru. If I sound cynical about it, itīs because I am, or at least I was. Machu Picchu is expensive, crowded (so I heard), and dificult to get to. I hate crowds, I donīt ...
Diary of an unfit Inca
... to let us climb the neighbouring mountain of Wanna Pichu to get even better sights. The day was completed by playing with Llamas thus ensuring the perfect picture of Machu Picchu. We took a slow walk back down the mountain to a much deserved cool ...
Salkantay Trek - Day 3
After an unforgettable colorful sunrise over the snow-capped mountains, we spend the whole day covering the distance to the town of Santa Teresa. The trail was going deep inside the forest, following the rivers and very deep forested ...