Inti Machu Picchu

... . After 2 hours we finally arrived at the Sun Gate, which is where the classical postcard picture of Machu Picchu is taken. However, the god Sun Inti was not on our side, and fog covered the whole area. Without the photgraphic opportunity we continued ...

Machu Picchu! I got a gigapictures of this ancient ruins. I might not even be able to label them properly. For lunch, I had a taste of guinea pig knowing it was a young roasted pig. But it was very good, savory and mouth watering. Pretty much ...

... y hasta nos enseñaron a contar hasta 5 en quechua. En la noche abordamos un tren a Machu Picchu Town (llamado Aguas Calientes porque tiene unos baños y aguas termales. _________________________________________________________________________ Hoy en ...

... near the Quarry, anxiously awaiting the arrival of Inti the Sun, and get our first real glimpse of the Citadel of Machu Picchu.    As the Sun Inti cast its first brilliant rays at 7:18am on the mountains on either side of us, we could hear ...

... Symbol "Chakana" - but only half of it remains. 9) The Acoustic / Ornamental Room 10) Inti Watan (the sundial) - this is the centre of Machu Picchu and an astronomical      observatory.  The Incas observed x2 Solstices (summer ...

... I kept saying nice things to Shay. I was so excited and had decided to propose at the sun gate, Inti Punku, where we'd have our first view of Machu Picchu. As we walked along I felt so sneakily elated to be in the know against her perfect naivety of what ...

... and then a shear drop of at least 2,000 ft.  Even more impressive we had a clear view of the clouds that covered Machu Picchu.  We found a place at the summit of the mounten where a bunch of hikers had gathered because they could not et any ...

... . Perhaps due to too many tourists, this place didn't hold its charm for me as much as I thought it would. No doubt Machu Picchu is of archaeological importance and rightfully it deserves to be classified as "New Seven Wonders of the World", but its ...

... regions such as the Incan people inhabited. But that's not all: a group of scientists from Kyoto performed some excavations at Machu Picchu and discovered a series of rolling stones underneath the walls which allowed them to move freely in the event of an ...

Am Sunntig Morge gahts los mit uesere 5-Tageswandertour zum Machu Picchu. Normalerweis isch d Abfahrtszeit in Cusco am Morge zwuesched 4ri und 5fi. Wege dae Presidaentewahle muend mir aber erst am 10ni parat si und laufed am erste Tag weniger. Es isch ...

... and then took the train up to Machu Picchu in the morning.   Rolando then took us for a 2 hour walking tour around Machu Picchu and explained all the different sections.  No words can describe this place.  It is truly stunning!  We ...

... ; Thankfully they stopped shortly after that!  We got to the sun gate at around 7am and that was our first glimpse of Machu Picchu....and I was dissapointed.  It just didn't look that impressive from that far up.  We had seen inca ruins the ...

... known as the official entry to the ancient city and a famous view point for seeing the sun rise over the surrounding mountains illuminating Machu Picchu down in the valley ahead of us.....well if only that were the case! Instead all we could see was ...

... descent into Machu Picchu.... As we walked down into the ruins, the clouds started to clear.... We were here!!!  Machu Picchu appeared through the mist.... and it was spectacular.  Huge mountains surrounding this city in the sky. ...

... of the gifts we have been given, the treats that money is not needed to enjoy. ¡gracias por todo pachamama! ay, machu picchu - manicured grass banks and farming terraces, tropical plants growing in rocky crevices, stone temples and statutes made of ...

... that I´d spent the last 4 days hiking for. So while Keiron and those that remained headed into the darkness to climb the infamous Machu Picchu, myself, our two guides and the Spaniard (who was not from Spain) headed to the bus station, for which at 4am ...

... . Even though I very much want to donate this blog fully to my amazing experience in Salkantay (THANK YOU so much Marit!) and Machu Picchu, which I could share with Frank and Dileep what added very much to my experience, sharing it with friends.   So ...