Wake-up time: 5:30am... arrrgghhh. But we had to get back to Machu Picchu to see the sunrise! So we ate a quick breakfast at the hotel, waited in line for the bus back to Machu Picchu, and took the long, winding, narrow, and muddy road up to Puente Ruinas station, the starting point for our hike. But where was the sun? Ohhh there it is... hiding behind all that fog and those clouds... so much for a sunrise hike today! But, no matter, we still planned to hike Waynu Picchu, a popular climbing point with a great view of Machu Picchu. Fortunately for me, the line to get into the trail was too long, so we hiked Intipunku instead. This was fortunate because even though we would end at the same altitude (9000 ft above sea
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