Machu Picchu

PERU...Machu Picchu...entering the eyes of the cat

December 6th 2015
PERU: Machu Picchu...entering the eyes of the cat. Some animals look shy...some coy...some defiant...some blankly...some all knowing. An alpaca as if it's about to laugh...a llama as if it's going to waggle it's behind...a Peruvian dog as if it's come in a spacecraft. But it's only the cat that conveys airs of mastery...and of mystery. Kinda think the Incas would've elevated cat ... 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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6th December 2015

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

The sunrise view of MP
A few years ago we walked the Inca Trail. After having walked for several days on the final day we went up at 4 o'clock to be able to get to the MP entry point (the upper entry point, not the lower that you used) in time for the opening. We then walked to a viewing platform to get to see the sun rise over MP. When the sun was up we got so disappointed when we realized that the people who had decided to take the train and the bus were already swarming the ruins. After having walked for days and then been up long before sunrise we had earned the right to have MP for ourselves for at least an hour but were denied that. Next time we will also take the train. /Ake

6th December 2015

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

The sunrise view of MP
I am surprised you did not have MP to yourselves at sunrise Ake. The buses start at 5.30 am to go up and last down is 4 pm. Even so am surprised the site was busy at sunrise. Maybe you traveled peak times which is the dry season from April to September, July/August the busiest. We were February this year, among the clouds in the morning, clouds lifting and relatively clear throughout the day. We returned by ourselves after lunch and enjoyed the ambience with just a handful of people on the site in very light sporadic rain. I was surprised most of my pics show either none or very few people so I reckon we were very lucky. As the saying goes..."There's always next time"...but is there really?

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