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11 April 2012 – Aguas Calientes, Peru<\/p>\n

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Machupicchu – April 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

This is another of those early start day. The wake-up call at La Hacienda del Valle was 4:00am. We are to be having breakfast by 4:20am and board the bus by 5:00am to catch the 6:00am train from Ollanta to Aguas Calientes. There are no roads leading to Aguas Calientes, the train is the only way to go. It’s a 90 minutes trip on a very scenic route, running alongside the river. There are snow-capped mountains, waterfalls, and old Inca sites along the way. Early in the morning, the fogs are just clearing the mountain, making a very picturesque sight.<\/p>\n

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We left our bags to the porter at the train station. They will take it to our hotel whilst we boarded another bus that will take us on a 25 minute drive on semi-paved winding road to the entrance to Machupicchu. From there we walked up further on and after a lot of huffing and puffing we were rewarded with the sight of an 800 year old civilisation nestled 2400m above sea level deep into this Peruvian forest.<\/p>\n

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Panoramic Shots of Machupicchu by Jeanne<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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