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July 30th 2007

Published: September 9th 2007

In order to get to Machu Picchu I chose 76km long Salkantay trek - an alternative trek to the classic Inka trail. The agency which I booked the trek with wasn't one of the best ones but thanks to the bunch of people I was trekking with I had a fantastic time throughout those 5 days. Our group was pretty diverse which made the whole experience even more interesting (1 American, Swedish couple, 1 Sw... Read Full Entry

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withmyowneyes 2007/08

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W końcu ..........after 4 years in London I decided to take a break from the hussle and bustle and treat myself to a 'round the world' ticket. 18th May 2007 - my last working day in London. Then a weekend in Holland with my friends, followed by 3 weeks in Poland to recharge my batteries and I'm off. On 13th June 2007 my adventure will begin...... “Only he that has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep” ... full info

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Salkantay trek

so tired i could not afford a smile

Salkantay trek - day 3

Salkantay trek - day 4

Santa Teresa, breakfast time

Salkantay trek

this boy really fancied my sun glasses

Salkantay trek - coffee trees

there were plenty of them everywhere, especially organic plantations.

Salkantay trek

Let me swing in here for a while!!!

Salkantay trek

coffee beans

the quality of a cup of coffee you get in Peru is awful though - hard to believe?

Salkantay trek

can you see Machu Picchu?

we took a scenic way

along railway tracks

Aguas Calientes - WE'VE MADE IT!

quality of the photo is bad though...

Aguas Calientes

Aguas Calientes is almost next to Machu Picchu - where all tourists come to before setting off to the city of Inka, usually very early in the morning the following day. You can see this place growing....

Sunrise over Machu Picchu

it was around 6am when we got there

Machu Picchu from Wayna Picchu

the view from the top of Wayna Picchu is absolutely STUNNING!!! it is a sacred place and only 400 people a day are let to climb up the mount. The Inkas used to go there to pray or to contemplate.

on the top of Wayna Picchu

it was pretty creepy standing there

Machu Picchu from Wayna Picchu

apparently Machu Picchu was built in the shape of a condor...

from Wayna Picchu

Wayna Picchu means "Young mountain" in Quechua language. I was really exhausted when i finally got onto the top, i had never climbed up so many steps in my life before and in such a fast pace. Getting from Aguas Calientes to Machu Picchu was a real race, the earlier you get to MP the more chance that you will be admitted to climb Wayna Picchu (i had a feeling as if i was carried by some magic wings)