On the first day of the hike we were picked up at 5:30am to begin the journey to the start of the Inca Trail. There are various routes that can be taken to Machu Picchu, including less treacherous ones that take a combination of buses and a train, but the Inca Trail has parts that are up to 90% of … Continue reading →
So I’m about a week behind, but it has been a busy one so I will do my best to catch up. I arrived in Cusco on time and checked into my hostel before wandering around town and killing time before my mom came. I was able to meet her at the airport and bring her back to the hostel. … Continue reading →
The next morning we got up early to see another highlight of the Canyon – a look out where tons of Condors (a huge bird). We took the bus at 7am to a lookout that was an hour away but on the road back to Arequipa. The Condors are supposed to be best viewed between 8am and 10am as they … Continue reading →
The hike the next day was about 5.5 hours again but much more enjoyable because we started earlier and there was a good mix of up and down hill, aside from the downhill at the end to get back to the bottom of the Canyon. To give a visual of the route we took, we started on one side of … Continue reading →
The hike the next day was about 5.5 hours again but much more enjoyable because we started earlier and there was a good mix of up and down hill, aside from the downhill at the end to get back to the bottom of the Canyon. To give a visual of the route we took, we started on one side of … Continue reading →