Around Cusco, waiting for our April 1 flight home!

L & G, the day i’ve been waiting for has arrived. The train from Ollantaytambo to km 104: Hike first leg - to Chachabamba: Hike second leg - straight up, to Wiñay Wayna: Hike third leg - Intipuncu, the Sun Gate: Wirh our intrepid guide, Amilcar. Hike fourth leg, down to the Citadel & Circuit 1: Bus trip straight down to Aguas Calientes: < videos > Spent the night in a hotel in Aguas Calientes: Bus trip straight up to Machu Picchu for Circuit 3: < videos > Circuit 3: Bus back

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Smaller town, Inca stronghold, starting point for treks to Machu Picchu. Spent 2 full days here: Stayed in a renovated Inca house, very cool: Hiked up to an Incan granary - perched high up the cliff to keep it cool: Took a guided tour up the other side to the Temple of the Sun and beyond (archaelogical site Ollantaytambo): Took a guided tour to the Maras salt mines: And the Moray Inca argicultural site: And textile making as well as another Incan site at Chinchero: