To the Top

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From Aguas Calientes, one takes a bus up to the ruins. It´s best to go early when there are fewer tourists. The ride is 30 minutes and follows a zig-zag path to the top of a steep cliff. There is a hotel and restaurant at the base of the ruins, and from here it is a short walk to beautiful vistas and unbelievable ancient construction work.

At the top of that famous peak behind Maccu Picchu are more ruins, called Huayna Picchu. It´s possible to climb to the top, but when I first looked I thought, "How do you get up there?...With a rope ladder?!" No, there is an extremely steep winding path to the top...And the view is incredible!

I stayed in Aguas Calientes two more nights, and enjoyed my first hot shower in three weeks. From here I rode the train all the way back to Cusco...four hours.

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Photos

It Really is Spectacular
You can walk anywhere within the ruins that you want...except the places which are being renovated.

Huayna Picchu
I made it to the top, but it´s quite a climb. Behind me you can see the winding path up to the ruins, and of course, Maccu Picchu, which looks tiny in the distance.