Ollantaytambo, where we caught
the train for Machu Picchu (bus to
here then train was faster than
train from Cusco)
The spotless Perurail train
One word or two?
Plaque commemorating Hiram
Bingham, the "scientific discoverer"
of Machu Picchu in 1911
Wow!
The peak in the background is
actually Wayna Picchu; Machu is
behind the photographer from
this viewpoint
The parting clouds did make it
seem more...mysterious
Terraces
Residential areas
The observatory
Fine Incan stonework...only
7% of Machu Picchu is of
this quality
Don't slip on the stairs!
Tour leader Barry Walker,
looking much like Indiana
Jones
A llama (or alpaca?) in the
mist
Robert & Liza once the clouds
parted and the rain stopped
Finally here...dreaming of
it since 10th grade!
Robert on the edge - forget
about guardrails here...
Roof repair
Liza with another Hiram
Bingham sign (the road was
named for him, too)
Robert at Machu Picchu
...and a shot of us together!
Bridge over the Urubamba
The Urubamba
Liza on the bridge...
Birders on the road...
and not on the Inca Trail,
which one can take all the
way to Machu Picchu
Walking back to "town" ...
priorities are straight here!
Tour leader Barry Walker
(top) and local guide
Silverio
Porters hauling stuff up the
road for some Inca Trail
hikers
Urubamba River and view
of our hotel
The plaza in Machu Picchu
town...unsure who the statue
is, perhaps Túpac Amaru,
the last indigenous leader of
the Inca state?
Machu Picchu town shopping
Interesting that most of the restaurants
were actually pizzerias!