Machu Picchu

By [ E ]

July 1^st, 2012

Travel

When Yvonne found out that she was able to take an epidemiology course in Peru, we jumped at the opportunity to be able to experience Machu Picchu. Her course lasted a few weeks and after it was done, I flew out to meet her in Lima. Here’s my full travel itinerary:

Drive to San Antonio from Austin > Flight from Austin to Mexico City > Flight from Mexico City to Lima, Peru > Flight from Lima, Peru to Cuzco > Taxi from Cuzco to train station > Train to Aguas Calientes > Bus to the base of Machu Picchu > Hike up to top

What are these photos about?

Explore

After arriving, we decided to immediately hike up to get a birds-eye view of the ruined city. Our first real look was the one above, and it was breath taking. We spent a while just taking it all in and enjoying the view.

What are these photos about?

a little closer

As we descended down into the ruins to explore, you couldn’t help but notice how the rocks fit so perfectly together. Many of them weighed more than a ton. The logistics of building a city like this in such a remote place is mind boggling, to say the least.