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The Awe-Inspiring Machu Picchu!
Our trip to Machu Picchu started at 9:00am. We boarded a bus and headed for the village of Pisac where there is an Inca fortress ruin. From there we went to visit a couple of local markets, have lunch and then headed to the town of Ollantaytambo. The town of Ollantaytambo has a massive Inca fortress over a cobblestoned village. From here we caught …
Machu Picchu
... one king and all others were simple Quechuans. The people at the time were very small, only 4'10" at the most, but some of the buildings had high roofs and entrances, because the king would never walk, but be carried. It is believed that previously many of the temples contained in this site were covered in gold (Temple of the Sun) and silver (Temple of the Moon), but when the Spaniards invaded it was all destroyed and the site deserted. Apparently there is still one holy site ...
EvD in aller Munde.
... Stone" rauf. Kaum oben, kommt die Sonne raus....oder wär sie wenns nicht bewölkt gewesen wäre. Naja. Mcht nix, die Aussicht von diesem obrigen Teil gewährt einem genau die Sicht auf MP die man von all den Postkarten kennt. Beeindruckend. Es sind gar nicht so sehr die Ruinen...ich meine die sind 500 Jahre alt...da haben wir ältere und schönere Burgen...es ist mehr wie die Runen in der Landschaft liegen. Zwischen den Bergspitzen und überhalb grüner, tiefer Täler. ...
Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
... us a bit anxious. However we made it to the top and then we descended to the cloud forest where our 2nd camp site was. We actually arrived 2 hours ahead of schedule which was good going.
The third day is the longest day as you walk 18 kilometers up and down hill. The down hill they call the gringo killer. It was a beautiful day nice and sunny and we saw ...
One trek to rule them all, one trek to find them..
... pressed ham" against the cold glass and beside me Cassie had her water bottle, surely near it´s boiling point, but still seriously comtemplating standing in the aisle and pouring water all over herself Flashdance style. She´s a bit of a maniac!
For the cold blooded Canadians it was very nearly unbearable and that is where we realized the life lesson all around us. In the darkness through the heat waves emanating from the floor heaters we could ...
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