USA Today Logo New York Times Logo Outside Magazine Logo Conde Nast Traveler Logo National Geographic Traveler
Create your Trip Journal [click here]

Peru trip 2010 (Part 2) Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuaman and more

view full screen slideshow
by: Lynessa Nelson
Our Peru travels took us from Lake Titicaca to the Sacred Valley and the fantastic Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. We finished our Peru trip with a few days in Cusco. Good people, great food, inspiring culture and unforgettable landscape.

Read my Journal
Peru trip 2010! Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and more

Want to go? Machu Picchu by Train

I went to: Peru, Lima, Amantani Island, Puno, Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Ollantaytambo, El MaPi, Machu Picchu Ruins, Cusco, Taypikala Hotel Cusco, Q'Elqatani
So many beautiful sites like this in the countryside of PeruThe Sacred ValleyDinner in OllantaytamboOllantaytambo ruinsSuch precision even in the cornersIncan symbol carved into the stone foundationFirst Incan computer monitorView of the market from the ruinsThat string will keep you from plummeting to the rocks belowsuch advanced water systems for irrigationFountains for ritual bathing before religious ceremonieswater drainage down the middle of the roadtwo toros and beer for good luck!Lunch! guinea pigs!Garlic and Jesus for good luckOn the trainTracking our coordinates on the GPShow many workers does it take to change over the tracks?skylightsthe raging Urubamba Riverthe damnAguas Calienteschecking in to the MaPi Innrestaurant directly across from El MaPiComplimentary Pisco soursgourmet pizzaOn our way to Machu Picchu!Our diligent tour guidefirst sight of Machu PicchuThe dalai llamathe crowds of peopleThe chinchilas aboundPark employed Lawn mowersAyul explains the historyWayna PicchuCan you see the Condor in the rock?checking to see if the Incan compass is aligned correctly. Yep!Urubamba RiverLocal game of "darts". Whoever loses buys the chichaMmm. . . Chichapit stop on the way back to CuscoOld Inca entrance to the city of CuscoThe Market!Any fruit you could possibly want in a smoothieTincture "para hacer el exito" to make the successthe 900 different species of potatoes in Peruhandicrafts!!Please note the quail in the cage. Fresh eggs anyone?At SacsayhuamanHow did they move those?Largest rock in SacsayhuamanThe Incas must have been very tallLooking out on CuscoTaking a break. The altitude got to us! rock with 12 cornersCusco Cathedral - no pictures allowed inside :(The Temple of the SunThe Snake, the Puma, and the CondorColonial buildings built on top of the Temple of the SunSuch precision in the Incan arcitectureOut our Cusco hotel room, Taypikala Hotel.We don't want to go home!Back in Lima on the waterfrontOur gracious host, Milagros, and her sonPilar and GianinaBack in the USThank you Adventure Life for an awesome trip!

Share