Early this morning we caught the train from Cusco to Machu Picchu. It was only about 40 miles, but switch backs up the mountain and winding up canyons resulted in a 4 hour trip.<\/p>\n
Machu Picchu is amazing. The closest thing I can compare it to is Stonehenge, in terms of a stone structure built with primitive tools, but I think MP far outshines Stonehenge. (I’ve never been to the Egyptian Pyramids, of course.)<\/p>\n
We spent most of the day (after we got here) on a guided tour. The guide was an expert on almost everything related to the area. We are spending the night in a small town at the base of the mountain, then tomorrow a few of us are going back and climb 1000 feet above MP to one of their religious structures, while the lesser souls stay below and rest or shop.<\/p>\n
Lots of pictures to show when we get back.<\/p>\n
Everybody’s health is fine. We are getting used to the altitude, and anyway MP is quite a bit lower than Cusco; only about 8000 feet.<\/p>\n
This is certainly the high point of the whole trip. I can’t imagine anything else we are going to see that can surpass this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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