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March 14th 2007
Published: March 15th 2007
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Since we are not your average travellers we decided to take it up a notch and do a more difficult trek than the wimpy Inca Trail. We chose the harrowing journey through the Salkantay Pass. We were looking for more jungle, more mountains and more intensity. That is what we signed up for and that is what we got. Sarah, a mutual friend of ours that I have known since I was 5 and Moria has known s... Read Full Entry



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A Sacrificial TempleA Sacrificial Temple
A Sacrificial Temple
This is where the Shamans would rub the body of a mystical mummy with the freshly torn out heart of a sacrifical child.
Sarah enjoying cover from the rainSarah enjoying cover from the rain
Sarah enjoying cover from the rain
The Shaman's quartersThe Shaman's quarters
The Shaman's quarters
Machu Picchu CityMachu Picchu City
Machu Picchu City
The Astronomical Center of Machu PicchuThe Astronomical Center of Machu Picchu
The Astronomical Center of Machu Picchu
This is where they had a perfect compass and other means of measuring seasons.
The Terraces of Machu PicchuThe Terraces of Machu Picchu
The Terraces of Machu Picchu
The Incas invented terrace farming. Some of the terraces in MP were for stability and others for crops.
Moria becomes the Temple of the CondorMoria becomes the Temple of the Condor
Moria becomes the Temple of the Condor
Us and MPUs and MP
Us and MP
We are mummiesWe are mummies
We are mummies
This is where two of the sacred mummies were stored during the heyday of Machu Picchu.
Me and the Andes of Machu PicchuMe and the Andes of Machu Picchu
Me and the Andes of Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu means "old mountain" in Quechua. The man who discovered it thought that was the name of the mountain not a general term
Moria moonlights as an Incan watchwomanMoria moonlights as an Incan watchwoman
Moria moonlights as an Incan watchwoman
Lots of terraces and some housesLots of terraces and some houses
Lots of terraces and some houses
It was so beautiful and green.
Machu Picchu shrouded in mistMachu Picchu shrouded in mist
Machu Picchu shrouded in mist
Llamas in Machu PicchuLlamas in Machu Picchu
Llamas in Machu Picchu



15th March 2007

aunt peg
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moria the trailblazer
You have kept me worried and fascinated by your tales along the way. You are living the pages of those geography books I studied so many years ago. Stay safe, have fun, and boy, will we be happy when you get home! We miss you!!!!! Love, Aunt Peg

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