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May 27th 2011
Published: May 31st 2011
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If anyone ever tells you that Machu Picchu is over-rated...you would do well just to ignore them! Ever since my Dad bought the ´Pictorial Atlas of the World´when I was around 9 years old, I was captivated by the photo of Machu Picchu on the inside cover and it has been a long-held ambition of mine to visit. Needless to say I went there with fairly high expectations which were certainly surpass... Read Full Entry



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My first glimpse of the Machu Picchu ruins - just visible atop the mountain. I felt a real rush of energy at this point...so close!
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Arriving at Aguas Calientes
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4am start to for the final stretch!
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Having a moment as the mist lifts.
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The mist lifting over the ruins
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The money shot!
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The surrounding valleys
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The testing climb to the summit of Huayna Picchu
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The valley below
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Machu Picchu ruins from the summit of Huayna Picchu
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At the summit ovelooking the Machu Picchu ruins
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At the summit with the Japanese/Canadian Hiro (Hiro by name, hero by nature)



1st June 2011
Salkantay Trek Day 4

All so believable....
....apart from the comment about getting an atlas when you were nine, nobody that far north can read at that age surely?! Glad you're enjoying it, beats selling toilets eh?!
1st June 2011

A Northern Savage
Who mentioned anything about reading...I only said I was captivated by the photo! Absolutely loving it here and can honestly say I haven't given Plumb Center a second thought! Looks like you guys are having the time of your lives as well...great blogs!

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