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Next day we left for Machu Picchu by train to get off at a certain point in the mountains for a 8km hike up the Inca trail. Upon arrival at the train station, in my typical fashion, I didn't bring any pants - I thought running around in boxers would be more appropriate to mingle with the half-naked indigenous people in the mountain. Shoot, I was...

So our last (fourth) day of hiking the Inca Trail… we got up super early (4am!) and had to pack and eat very quickly in order to get in line near the end of the campsite for entrance to the walk to the Sun Gate and Machu Picchu. Our group made it earlier than most, but after the checkpoint it was another 6km hike uphill to the Sun Gate and...

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.....It was exactly 9:32AM when I signed in at the booth's gate. Yes, the famous gate, the gate so much heard about and read about. The gate where you had to register by signing in your name, nationality and time that you passed through the entrance. The gate that once you stepped your foot passed the entrance, BE WARNED, ther...

Von Quito ging es mit dem Flugzeug nach Lima und direkt weiter nach Cusco, Machupicchu war unser naechstes Highlight. Von Cusco ging es frueh morgens mit dem Taxi nach Pacha von dort weiter mit dem Zug nach Machupicchu. In Mapi angekommen, haben wir uns im Hostal Rumy Llaqtar einquartiert und erst mal was gegessen. Dann sind wir auf den Potucusi...

mitten in der nacht um 4.15 uhr liefen wir los richtung machu picchu, damit wir rechtzeitig zum sonnenaufgang auf dem berg sind. machu picchu heisst alter berg auf quechua (die sprache der incas). der bis zum machu picchu besteht aus über 2000 treppenstufen, welche einem ziemlich ins schwitzen bringen. doch für die anstrengung wird man belohnt, ...

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Well, my journey on the Inca trail is finished, and it was absolutely amazing. Highlight of my trip so far, no question.

On Friday, I woke up around 4:30 to get ready for the trek. Storing my big backpack with my hostel, I packed up my Camelback daypack with the essentials, and waited for my ride. A bit before 6, ...

So Monday I found some people at the hostel and we booked a 4-days trek from Cusco to Machu Pichu, for the next day. Like everything in Peru's most touristy city, it's way more expensive tan what I've grown used to : 130usd, with the studen reduction ! way more than in Huaraz.

Well at least it's better than in Lima, where they frankly rob...

Today we began our walk in the footsteps of the Inca. We are packed with our little daypack with some snacks, water, camera, rain jacket. The rest of our clothes, food and camping gears are carried by local porters. Each porter is carrying 26kg and the only footwear they wearing are sandals. But they past us with a speed, just amazing. We all we...

After a sleepless night (damn partying brits in our dorm) its up at 5am to drive to the start of the trek. There have been cancellations in our group, so its just us, Loz and Kassia with guide Raul and 10 porters. TEN!!! And a professional chef well trained in the art of presentation and the carved cucumber parrot garnish. Despite this abundance...

September 11, 2009 Friday 10:12 p.m.
Amazing…that is how I can describe Machu Picchu. I woke up around 5:30 a.m. and had breakfast. The bus picked me up at 6:20 a.m. We picked up other riders and then we were off to Poyay. When I got there I got on the train. I was in seat 45 in car D. I had a window seat and on the train four seats fac...