2008

2008 - Peru

The train station to Cusco The train station to Cusco	Some lovely landscapes Some lovely landscapes
		Just after arriving in Aguas Calientes Just after arriving in Aguas Calientes	This is what it looks like: huge crowds and competing tour groups This is what it looks like: huge crowds and competing tour groups
Follow the pink "Norma" flag Follow the pink "Norma" flag	On the ride up the mountain On the ride up the mountain	The first views of Machu Picchu The first views of Machu Picchu

Up there is Huayna Picchu, a little extension of the city Up there is Huayna Picchu, a little extension of the city	In the middle at the top is La Puerta del Sol, the entrance to Machu Picchu on the Inca Trail In the middle at the top is La Puerta del Sol, the entrance to Machu Picchu on the Inca Trail
There she is! There she is!	the tree was planted in honor of one of the archeologists who excavated the site the tree was planted in honor of one of the archeologists who excavated the site
			The doorway on the south side of the city The doorway on the south side of the city
	It drops off really suddenly! It drops off really suddenly!


			The temple of the sun The temple of the sun
They would first make little holes, then put in sticks, then add water to make them crack the rock apart They would first make little holes, then put in sticks, then add water to make them crack the rock apart
The temple of the three windows (not a very creative name, but they didn't have much to go on) The temple of the three windows (not a very creative name, but they didn't have much to go on)	The main temple The main temple	The sun dial, which shows no shadow at noon and makes all sorts of weird shadows on different significant dates in the sun cycle The sun dial, which shows no shadow at noon and makes all sorts of weird shadows on different significant dates in the sun cycle

The llamas were brought in for the enjoyment of the tourists The llamas were brought in for the enjoyment of the tourists
	The tree! The tree!
	I think this would have been a little bathing stall I think this would have been a little bathing stall	The view from where I sat and had lunch The view from where I sat and had lunch	I am the stair master! I am the stair master!
		Aguas Calientes is behind that mountain Aguas Calientes is behind that mountain
Hi! Hi!
			The windy road up the mountain The windy road up the mountain
		Machu Picchu lizard Machu Picchu lizard



Bye bye Machu Picchu! Bye bye Machu Picchu!	Inside one of the rebuilt houses on the way out Inside one of the rebuilt houses on the way out	The only hotel at Machu Picchu. Rooms start at just $795 per night! The only hotel at Machu Picchu. Rooms start at just $795 per night!	Waiting for my train in the plaza in Aguas Calientes Waiting for my train in the plaza in Aguas Calientes
	The last view of the mountains before hopping on the train The last view of the mountains before hopping on the train