Peru: Machu Picchu

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Machu Picchu:

1 night and 2 days in Aguas Calientes / Machu Picchu Pueblo is enough. We took the Perurail which offer a Panoramic view. There is lots of places to stay once arrived.

Aguas Calientes offers also hot springs (10 Soles) for those with tired legs.

We woke up early to catch the first bus to Machu Picchu at 5.30 am. It takes 30 min to arrive to this wonderful Lost City. It was wet, foggy, misty but still fantastic and eye-catching.

Brief History: Machu Picchu has in fact been discovered first in 1874 by a German cartographer. Hiram Bingham rediscovered it in 1911. Machu Picchu means "Old Mountain" and the site is referred as "the Lost City of The Inkas".

Among with Saqsaywaman, it is a highlight of the imperial Incan culture and serves as an excellent example of the Incans' architectural genius.

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