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82 viewsI guess I was trained well in the Galapagos.
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82 viewsLooking down from our lunch stop on Huaynapicchu
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82 viewsA woman makes her way along the tracks with dinner.
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81 viewsAfter a bus ride so much longer than it needed to be that even the LOCALS were getting upset, we caught this collectivo. You said you wanted adventure!
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81 viewsAfter 10 hours of travel, we missed the last train by 10 minutes. So it was a two hour walk along the tracks to our destination, Aguas Calientes. Mostly in the dark.
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81 viewsAs the gates opened at 6 AM, the whole of Machu Picchu was shrowded in fog.
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81 viewsSomehow "Backpacker" and "class" don't seem suited to each other.
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81 viewsAnother train. This one is specifically for Grandpa.
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80 viewsForward view of the river crossing.
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80 viewsWe were thankfully at the front of this line, or 12 people from the front to be specific. Time, 5:58 AM.
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80 viewsThe tower was of some importance because it was built with fitted stones and no mortar
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80 viewsSomething about this scene felt very rustic.
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79 viewsLooking down the valley as we cross the river on a cable system.
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79 viewsA small patch clears giving us our first glimpse of the magnificent surroundings.
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79 viewsThe cloud cleared enough by 7 AM that the ruins were practically glowing.
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79 viewsThey carved piping into the rocks.
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78 viewsThis is the classic Machu Picchu shot.
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78 viewsThe Inca belief in the number three made missionary work a lot easier. This is the Temple of the Three Windows.
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78 viewsInca staircase... just don't look down.
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78 viewsLeaning on the lawnmower.
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