Blogs from Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru, South America - page 82

It is completely spoiled by huge amount of tourists but it still is a magnificent structure in an overwhelming location. It is expensive on a South-American price scale and you quite don't feel you get your money's worth but you get to see the Machu Picchu you have seen in photos everywhere for your own eyes. That's what we felt about it. Aquas Caliantes is quite a shitty place that get's all the tourists without any effort. Not worth staying but we had to. The hostal was the worst with paint crumbling from the walls, snail community living in the bathroom ceiling and water floating on the bedroom floor. No need to fix these things since the tourists keep coming anyway. Ofcourse there are nice hotels as well, but the prices are on western level. Because ... read more

I can't believe I spent over 2 months in Columbia, and every day was worth it but my initial flight date came and went on February 2nd. I was able to extend the flight to the maximum 180 days but I wish now I could stay longer, as there is so much to see and do, and at the rate that I move I know I will miss a lot of things that I want to see. Realising that I have just over 2 months left I made a tough decision and decided cut out Ecuador and booked a flight to Lima Peru on the 29th from Bogota. After one last memorable weekend with some friends in the small city of Yopal 6 hours outside of Bogota I headed back to the capital to catch ... read more

First in line at the last checkpoint at 4.15am, the mist was still thick and drizzle in the air. The checkpoint opened at 5.30am, and by now there were a queue of people ready for the last hurdle. The last walk to Machu Picchu lasts for around 2 hours. After the first walk we reached the Sun Gate. And to dis-appointment, the Mist hasn´t budged, its way too thick to be able to see the site. We hang around for 45 minutes, but nothing, its too thick. So we make the last walk down. I got there first in our group, and through the mist, there it was!!! The mist just kept giving glimpses. But after a few hours it pretty much cleared, and there was the famous sight that you see in many pictures. Julio ... read more

Why would Dani chase a llama when we are on the top of a mountain with a rather large drop down the edge!? I am still not sure why, maybe it was for the photo, or maybe it was a territorial thing, i´m not too sure. Still, the llama won in the end. There is nothing bad i can say about Machu Picchu. Ok, i lie, there is one thing - bloody gringos outnumber the locals three to one - but apart from that its simply amazing! We must have had some Inka Kola god smiling down on us as when we got to the top of Machu Picchu (an ancient city hidden in the middle of the Peruvian Andes only re-discovered in 1911) the weather was perfect! Especially as we are nowhere near the start ... read more

Si fuese posible pedirle a Dios que nos vuelva a reunir algún día, ten por seguro que subiría a la montaña más alta para hablarle al oído Así fue que luego de pasar mi última Navidad con mi abuela, acordamos que llegaría a Machu Pichu, donde le pediría a Dios que la volviese a reunir con mi abuelo. Con bastantes lastres en mi corazón, fui haciendo mi camino, peregrinando sin saberlo.....cuzco, zacsahuaman, ollaitantambo.. Entre tours, conversaciones, ruinas y mucha diversión...me encontré con las personas justas, que gentilmente me ayudaron a ir por el Camino del Inca de Dos Días, a través de la jungla, de la lluvia y las estrellas. El gran descanso y la noche del amor infinito de Aguas Calientes........para luego pasar a través de la Puerta del Sol, hacia el Huayna Pichu, saltar ... read more