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February 21st 2009
Published: February 21st 2009
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Yesterday I decided to climb up the mountain behind the town to where you can visit Inca ruins for free. The clouds were undecided about the weather for the day, so I took jacket and short-sleeved top for rain or sunshine. I need to get rid of this ´farmers tan´that I got when I went up MachuPicchu in a t-shirt. I was curious to see the view from above. When walking through Ollantaytambo, yo... Read Full Entry



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GeologyGeology
Geology
During one pause for breath I noticed the metamorphic rock. See the quartz crystal formed in rock´s vein?
HigherHigher
Higher
The town is getting smaller the higher I climb
TopTop
Top
This is the top of the path
ShedShed
Shed
Not much to see. Maybe this was the sole guardhouse, similar to MachuPicchu?
Music StopsMusic Stops
Music Stops
By this time, the festival music was over. I noticed the wind pick up, and I was really worried about my walk back down.
Bare RockBare Rock
Bare Rock
No more path up there
Wrong AttemptWrong Attempt
Wrong Attempt
My first attempt coming down was to come down this slope. I had to go back up and find the regular path
Back on trackBack on track
Back on track
Getting over anxiety, I managed to find path and slowly come down
Hill townHill town
Hill town
I was relieved to get down to the hill town. Halfway home....
HikersHikers
Hikers
I met several hikers at the town, one from England, two from U.S. and one from Peru.
NearlyNearly
Nearly
Nearly down, I noticed that my arms were sunburnt. oh, well, glad I made it down in one piece, sunburn and all
PrettyPretty
Pretty
The world is prettier when flat. ha ha
Back in townBack in town
Back in town
Feet firmly planted on terra firma



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