Entonces...we are recovering in Ollantaytambo from all the hiking we´ve done in the past week. More so our hiking at MACHU flippin´PICCHU yesterday!!! WOW we are still in shock, seriously how did they build that city in the cloud forest on the side of a mountain?
Before we went to Machu Picchu, we went to the ruins in Moray, Salinas y Ollantaytambo. You should really just google all these places because they are very interesting, espically Moray which is an ancient incan agriculutrual experimentation center.
It looks like a crazy alien crop circle. Salineras was nearby and was also mind blowing. It consists of pools of evaporated salt terraces fed by a salt-rich hot thermal spring. It´s insane, just google it. The next day we beeboped around Ollantaytambo and checked out the ruins here. The town is built around the ruins, cobble-stone and very narrow cute alleyways. The ruin was the location of a crazy battle between the incas and the conquistadors. Basically, a watchtower and military base and one of the best preserved example of amazing incan urban planning.
Entonces...we took a train to Aguas Calientes that night. Total money suckage to get there and to experience Machu Picchu, but worth it. We woke up at 4 am and waited in line for the bus to come at 5.30 AM. It was insanely mind blowing to get off the bus and wander in to see the epic postcard shot of the ruins. Machu Picchu is one of the craziest, most surreal, beautiful, natural, intelligent, view we´ve ever seen. It´s so spread out on the side of the mountain, we never felt encroached upon by the invaders a.k.a tours of old people and other tourists. Pictures don´t do this wonder of the world justice, yet we took plenty and check ém out.
Wuanupicchu was the most insane hike of our young lives...totally worth it. BOOM!
Tomorrow we embark on a journey to Quillabamba to meet ERNESTO and go to the coffee farm. a.k.a welcome to the jungle!!! Hannah busted out her spanish to make the phonecall to Ernesto to find out details about the farm. Que RICO
we´ll be without internetz for about a week. we´re excited about another adventure don´t worry, we´ll be keepin´ it rural...
Machu Piccu sounds very interesting! I'll have to look into the Moray center some more. Thanks for all the updates about your trip.
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