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80 viewsAfter 10 hours of travel, we missed the last train by 10 minutes. So it was a two hour walk along the tracks to our destination, Aguas Calientes. Mostly in the dark.
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80 viewsAs the gates opened at 6 AM, the whole of Machu Picchu was shrowded in fog.
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80 viewsThe next morning it was time to leave Aguas Calientes in style: by train.
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79 viewsForward view of the river crossing.
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79 viewsThe tower was of some importance because it was built with fitted stones and no mortar
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78 viewsLooking down the valley as we cross the river on a cable system.
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78 viewsLooking down from our lunch stop on Huaynapicchu
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78 viewsSomehow "Backpacker" and "class" don't seem suited to each other.
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77 viewsAfter a bus ride so much longer than it needed to be that even the LOCALS were getting upset, we caught this collectivo. You said you wanted adventure!
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77 viewsWe were thankfully at the front of this line, or 12 people from the front to be specific. Time, 5:58 AM.
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77 viewsA small patch clears giving us our first glimpse of the magnificent surroundings.
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77 viewsThe cloud cleared enough by 7 AM that the ruins were practically glowing.
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77 viewsThis is the classic Machu Picchu shot.
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77 viewsThe Inca belief in the number three made missionary work a lot easier. This is the Temple of the Three Windows.
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77 viewsInca staircase... just don't look down.
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76 viewsMost scenery photos from the car looked like this.
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76 viewsThey carved piping into the rocks.
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76 viewsThe lost city from above.
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76 viewsAnd here I at last set the butterflies free.
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76 viewsAnother train. This one is specifically for Grandpa.
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