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...Machu Picchu!
We walked to a point called 'the sun gate', an old inca ruin on the other side of the mountain we had camped on the night before. We all stopped to take a drink and rest not entirely sure what was happening next. We had no views of anything but thick white cloud, and asked our guide to point out the direction of Machu Picchu. We began to realise this was the famous view point and that's why we ...
Machu Picchu
... admire. The Temple of the Sun, for example, with it's semi rounded walls with 2 windows, each perfectly aligned to receive the first sunlight of the summer or winter solstice. Or the sacred plaza with the temple of the 3 windows. But perhaps the most impressive for me was the major shrine of Intihuatana.
Carved out of the mountain the Intihuatana, ...
Climbing a Mountain... On Horseback
... takes a National Geographic quality photo of the woman at work. In addition to being a natural source of salt for the region, the owners provide tourists with a curio shop that includes little bags of salt… for sale.
I was interested in finding out how “fresh water” could be used to create these salt ponds. Turns out that the water from several springs is salty. We are returning to our horses when I see ...
Jungle trek to Machu Picchu
... room but the scenery was great. On the train we sat next to an Austrian couple who then happened to share the taxi back with us. Lily and Franz were absolutely lovely and are also going to NZ and Oz when we are so we are hoping to meet up with them again then.
We got back to a hostel in Cusco about 7pm, very tired and hungry. We immediately went back out and treated ourselves to a McDonalds!! We then made our way home and it wasn’t too long until we were both fast ...
Salkantay Champions: Day 1!
... his turn of phrase and "llama laugh" was enough to keep our spirits up as we all began to tire near the end of the first day, that coupled with the breathtaking scenery of Andean valleys and mountainous peaks was just amazing. Literally never seen anything like it in my life. That first night was by far the coldest and thinking I was being smart for about an hour by wearing a onesie as well as every other layer of clothing I ...
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