Machu Picchu at first sightOur initial view of Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate, where we stood for about 20 minutes, while the sun rose behind us. It was so satisfying to have reached this point via the four-day Inca Trail.
When my brother Tyler told me about his trip to Machu Picchu with his girlfriend Jolene last year, my mind wondered Matchoo what? Where? Peru(!) Who goes to Peru? Almost one year later, we went to Peru, hitting Cuzco and the capital Lima, with the four-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in between. Machu Picchu is probably the most recognizable symbol of the once mighty Inca Empire, which, for all its glory, was only on top for about 100 years. Though not the biggest, baddest or most significant Inca ruins, they’re the most heavily marketed, attracting throngs of tourists to Peru
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