Machu Picchu was undoubtedly one of the highlights
of our trip. From Cuzco we took a train until
Aguas Calientes. It is actually the only
way to reach Machu Picchu during the rainy
season. We had an early lunch and reached
Machu Picchu at a perfect time: it was sunny
and there weren’t that many people.
We sat right at the top of a hill and admired
the ancient ruins, perched on a mountain
top, in the middle of nowhere and still incredibly
conserved. The rain then started to pour down but it
did not matter that much. We were overwhelmed
by the beauty of this place and carried on
exploring the huge sight, its many alleys
and terrace. We took about 10 million photos
and found it hard to leave the place…
We finally went back down to the real world,
still in a violent rain and warmed ourselves
with a couple of hot chocolates while waiting
for our train back to Cuzco… 25/02/2009
