Sunday morning we left to travel (and tour along the way) to Aguas Calientes. We saw the Urubamba River and visited the Pisac ruins, in the Sacred Valley. The Pisac hike was very difficult for having been in the high altitude (read: thin air) for less than 24 hours, but we did it and got lots of great pictures along the way! After that, we traveled to the Ollantaytambo ruins. We were told that Ollantaytambo was a resting place for Incan travelers to Machu Picchu. We had a great view from the top! After this, we took a train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes, where we spent the night so we could get to Machu Picchu early the next day. After a small problem with our hotel, we finally got settled, got a late dinner, and went to bed. Check out these pictures, and be sure to do some research on the history of these locations if you're interested; we learned far more than can fit in a blog!
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| A quick shot of the mountain roads; Day 2 involved a lot of mountain driving as we went from Cusco to The Sacred Valley. |
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| Going through a tunnel in the Pisac ruins |
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| Despite our lack of North Face wear, we made it to the top! | (For the record, I have never seen so much North Face in my whole life...and far too many pairs of hideous zip-off pants as well!) |
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| David got into a bad habit of taking pictures of us almost constantly. This is my response to the hundredth picture he tried to take of us, and without anything interesting in the background (unless you find the gentleman pointing particularly photo-worthy). |
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| Ollantaytambo- the top terraces and the temple remains |
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| The guardrails were sparse and unreliable. Thus, this shot of David, terrified of the impending death that would follow a misstep. |
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| A fountain/bath area for the travelers that would have stayed at Ollantaytambo on their way to Machu Picchu |
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