Published: March 19th 2007March 19th 2007
Talia and I just got back from Machu Picchu and we had the most amazing time! The expedition was definitely one of the best experiences of my life. Right now the computer I am using is horrible and I am having a lot of trouble typing so I will try and write later, but for now at least I have pictures up.
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Buenos dias a todos! My name is Tess and I'm 23 and I'm about to embark on the adventure of my lifetime. My boyfriend Colin and I are traveling through Mexico, central, and south america for who knows how long. I'm from Boulder, Colorado, but I have been lucky enough to have already traveled through Europe, Zanzibar and Tanzania, Paraguay, and the Virgin Islands. Traveling is my passion and my life so far has been preparing me for this next trip-- where I will further open my eyes and my mind and truley experience this beautiful world. I have no expectations... so we'll see what happens!... full info
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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1...more info
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Stop over in Ollantaytambo
We came here first to pick up our porters for the trek. Our group had 15 people in it and 21 porters.
Entrance to Inca Trail
Here we all are, still fresh and clean, and excited to begin the hike.
Make way, llamas coming through
The Peruvians love their llamas
Day one of the hike
This was a beautiful day-- no rain!-- and the scenery was spectacular
Our camp site the first night
This night the sky was really clear and there were more stars out than I could even fathom
Pit stop
Along the way locals sell goods on the side of the trail-- it is strangely comercialized
Coming down from Dead Woman´s Pass Day 2
Day 2 was the hardest-- we went over two high passes and back down again
Mystical fog
Now is the rainy season and the clouds made everything very enchanting
Sun, clouds, sun, clouds
The clouds moved in and out very quickly and unexpectadly. We were constantly changing our clothes and taking on and of our jackets.
Ruins off the side of the Inca Trail
Machu Picchu is not the only site to see-- there are many more ruins along the way
End of Day 2
These ruins were optional to visit at the end of day 2 and you had to go up another 100 steps to get there and Talia and I weren´t sure if we would make it, but it was well worth it
Fun at the ruins
We had a mini photo shoot here-- they views changed constantly as the clouds came and left. One minute you couldn´t see anything and the next you could see perfectly clearly-- you never knew what was going to happen
Nice outline
Right before we left the snowy peaks in the background appeared
I loved the fog
Shortly after this it started raining pretty hard so unfortunately I had to put my camera away
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