First View of Aguas Calientes from the Train

As we rounded the corner, we caught our first glimpse of the town. The hotel we stayed at, though not visible in the photo, was slightly further downriver from the one's seen here. The view of the mountains and river from our balcony was gorgeous.

Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes

June 17th 2014
Although it wasn’t the most restful sleep, we were all quite pleased with it’s duration of ~10 hours. Following a hotel buffet breakfast we checked out of the hotel, leaving most of our luggage with them, heading out with only backpacks and feeling slightly giddy at traveling into the Andes with only what we were carrying on our backs. Our taxi was right on time for our drive to Ollantaytambo. ... read more

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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... ... read more

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