Valle Sagrado Lodge Urubamba

... is to book walking along the Inca Trail.  A four-day (albeit for the fitter of you, this can be achieved in two days if requested), 20-mile walk following the footsteps of the Inca Kings staying along the way at camps next to Inca fortress.  Some of the walk takes you up to nearly 14000 feet above sea level.  We managed two miles of this but we can still say we "walked the Inca Trail".  Just need the t-shirt.

After a final visit ...

... there was another line! It is most def a tourist trap. Met the tour guide, Miguel and he showed us the main points of interest until about 9:30 am. We were a small group and he said we made great time.

The typical thing to do is a 1 hour climb up Huayna Picchu (the mountain most often seen in the back ground) for a more aerial view. However, due to concerns of tourists trashing the place, is limited to 400 people per day. Miguel ...

Hallo,
letzte Woche bin ich von Cusco nach Aguas Calientes aufgebrochen. Das heisst, zuerst mit einem Sammeltaxi von Cusco nach Ollantaytambo in ca. 1,5 Stunden, dann mit dem Zug weiter nach Aguas Calientes oder besser gesagt, nach Macchu Picchu, das dauert auch noch einmal 1,5 Stunden. Aguas Calientes ist quasi das Tor nach Macchu Picchu, der Inkastadt in den Wolken der Andenostabhaenge. Mapi ist ein kleines ruhiges Kaff mit 1500 Einwohner, umgeben von steilen, dschungelbedeckten ...

... of "steps" of varying heights ranging from a few centimetres to about 35-40 centimetres. Try that for over two hours when you have already been walking for 5!! Of course, the porters ran down these steps like they were nothing!!

The campsite was a welcome site and we now had to prepare ourselves fo an early start tomorrow (4am) for the final walk to Machu Picchu itself!!

... and headed down. This was the road less traveled. It took an hour just to go down to the caves, which if they hadn’t been signposted, would have been easily missed. We were actually sitting on top of the one cave, eating a snack, wondering where the cave was, when we realized we were sitting on it! The caves, even the Grand Cave, weren’t that big. They were filled with window like niches, some large enough for someone to crawl into. One went a ...

... away. Pisac is famous for its ruins and its Sunday market, both of which we enjoyed immensely. We chose to do the ruins first since it gets warm in the afternoon here (not hot though - probably only mid 70s). The Pisac ruins consist mainly of an Incan Cerimonial site and a military outpost up high on a mountain overlooking Pisac. To walk through all of it takes about 2 hours and it is moderately strenuous as there are a decent amount of stairs. Worth it though ...

... time. I don’t know how the Incas build it on a mountain and the city is shaped like a flying Condor. We went to the train station and we left at 3:00pm and got back at 7:00pm.

It was my Moms birthday and I got her a blue ring. On Sunday, we walked to the stadium and watched our very 1st soccer game live. The game was great and Cienciano (Cusco Team) won 2 to 1, which was a good thing, since I bought a hat before the end of the game.

... another day, visiting the markets, checking the ruins and the cemetery, and when the time felt right, I headed to the next city, Ollantaytambo. My travel partner met a girl that was right up his alley, and was being ambivalent about going back to cusco with her, or coming with me toward Machu Pichu. I made up his mind for him and took off, knowing I’d probably see him again sooner or later.

I like it better alone. I’m learning that this is a pretty ...

... out of the stone...so water is poured on it and then its dried out..... cool! dont know what i am going to do when i get home... might be able to eat the food again without going...oooh...tooooo much salt! we end our day with going into a cheap eatery... and get fed..well all we can describe it as....grey snot... disguised as soup...salty soup at that! oh , the little things we entertain ourselves with!

... their work to earn money. He wants to bring some of it back to the States to sell for them but they are hesitant to let him take it since they worked so ******* it. I suggested that Erin could make a website and post pictures of the items with prices so the girls wouldn´t have to part with it until it sold. Jose seemed to like the idea so we´ll see it it happens or not. I think the girls would be proud to see their stuff look ...