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Climbing Wayna Picchu, the Mtn Behind Machu Picchu In All the Classic Shots.

November 21, 2009 Voss 1 comment
  • We decided to climb up the "Big" sideWe decided to climb up the “Big” side
  • About 1/2 way up, the fog kinda starts to drift off and we all rushed for our cameras. ..About 1/2 way up, the fog kinda starts to drift off and we all rushed for our cameras. ..
  • ....slowly it went away....….slowly it went away….
  • ...super slowly....…super slowly….
  • kinda still there, but moving...kinda still there, but moving…
  • and voila! Machu Picchuand voila! Machu Picchu
  • Even tho we knew what it looked it, it still took my breath away.Even tho we knew what it looked it, it still took my breath away.
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  • There it is! Finally I can see it!There it is! Finally I can see it!
  • The zig zag road you see is the bus route down. We of course decided to walk..I mean, after what we had done, what's another 90 mins? My knees begged to differe.The zig zag road you see is the bus route down. We of course decided to walk..I mean, after what we had done, what’s another 90 mins? My knees begged to differe.
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  • I am happy to say it was bright enough that I had to put my hand up.I am happy to say it was bright enough that I had to put my hand up.
  • Look! I see a Machu Picchu in the distance.Look! I see a Machu Picchu in the distance.
  • I truly could have stared at it for hours.I truly could have stared at it for hours.
  • Machu Picchu alone is amazing. When you consider it's surroundings, it just makes it that much more magical and mystical.Machu Picchu alone is amazing. When you consider it’s surroundings, it just makes it that much more magical and mystical.
  • I was holding on for dear life.I was holding on for dear life.
  • There was a large, sudden, loooooooooooooooooong drop beneath this man....who was just sitting on the ledge...There was a large, sudden, loooooooooooooooooong drop beneath this man….who was just sitting on the ledge…
  • ...and then decided to pick his foot up. Silly tourist.…and then decided to pick his foot up. Silly tourist.
  • This was one of the ways down from the top....This was one of the ways down from the top….
  • Not a bad view on the way down.Not a bad view on the way down.
  • This was a storage room built at the very top of Wayna Picchu.This was a storage room built at the very top of Wayna Picchu.
  • Steep is not the word.Steep is not the word.
  • Just to the right of the stairs is a drop off.Just to the right of the stairs is a drop off.
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  • We didn't think there were many options here. Either up or down, but I guess that someone wanted to make sure the tourists didn't get lost.We didn’t think there were many options here. Either up or down, but I guess that someone wanted to make sure the tourists didn’t get lost.
Peru Cuzco, Entertainment, Machu Picchu, Peru

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  • Written by Christine about 10 months ago.

    Again more spectacular views. but I must say I felt quite dizzy looking at the trail or steps and then realizing the drop is long and sheer. How on earth did the Inca’s build MP. Thanking for taking some traditional views of MP and then lots of other angles I loved it. Now please tell me why they had the signs up and down? Or did someone have a sense of humour or lack of one – a great way to get rid of a few obnoxious tourists…..Thinking that I would like to make a trip like that and now seeing the “way down” trail with you on your bottom, Johanna, perhaps I will pass on that idea. LOL

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The monkey making a successful play for the tourist's hat. The gas station, 1 litre alcohol bottles filled up. These stations are everywhere on the side of the road. Monkey with it's alien looking monkey baby, Our full serve gas station stop. The young woman, sans sandal. The view from the temple, which is why people go there in the first place. The monkeys are kinda a bonus. A vendor bargaining with the monkey to try and get the sandal back. The monkey actually negotiated for better candy than he was originally offered. 3 generations of monkeys. Monkeys in a pool. Guess who blinked first?
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