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  • gringos_perdidos

    Egg Burp and the Moon | Oct 21 07'

    by gringos_perdidos a 30 year old male traveling as a couple from Woodland, on vacation in Machu Picchu

    "a good case of the plague leg (more than 100 bites!!!)"

    Pictures- Inca Trail (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brianandkim/collections/72157602727400407/)The mountains were steep, and the packs were heavy, (... Continue reading »

  • Ken

    Amazing ancient city in the hills | May 21 07'

    by Ken a 44 year old male from San Francisco, on vacation in Machu Picchu

    "Truly one of the wonders of the world"

    Monday morning we woke up early and grabbed a taxi to the train station to go to Machu Picchu.  It is a 70 mile train ride to a small town cal... Continue reading »

  • sandy bottom

    treking to the "lost city" of machu picchu | Sep 30 03'

    by sandy bottom a 3 year old male from Toronto, on vacation in Machu Picchu

    "About 30 minutes later I hear... " sh#@ ! frik#%en, frak#%en !! ""

    High up in mountains, sitting in isolation, rests the “lost city” of the ancient Inca’s. Rediscovered, or at least put back on the map in 1911 by... Continue reading »

  • Mike & Linda Fidge

    The Inca Trail - Day 4 | Dec 02 07'

    by Mike & Linda Fidge a traveling as a couple from Adelaide, on vacation in Machu Picchu

    "Everywhere we looked was a photo waiting to be taken, and we didn´t dissapoint"

    Day 4 - Machu PicchuAfter the best nights sleep in what seemed like weeks, we awoke at 4am to get an early start to Machu Picchu.  Someone or... Continue reading »

  • Emily Jesshope

    Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail | Jun 13 07'

    by Emily Jesshope a female from Chandlers Ford, on vacation in Machu Picchu

    Finally it was time for us to embark upon the famous Inca Trail and follow in the footsteps of the Incas (up and down 1000s of "bloody Inca st... Continue reading »

  • darth bangkok

    An afternoon in the clouds | Jun 25 06'

    by darth bangkok a 36 year old male traveling as a couple from New York City, on vacation in Machu Picchu

    "It makes you feel like royalty being there. We couldn't figure out though how or why anyone would want to build a city in such a remote place."

    The train came on time and we indeed get the last two seats on the train as we were in the back by the bathrooms and the staff.  We were on a... Continue reading »

  • Sharon Jones

    The Lost City | Nov 03 06'

    by Sharon Jones a real traveler from Manchester, on vacation in Machu Picchu

    Machu Picchu has to be one of the most amazing sights in South America.  The site was only "discovered" in 1911 (by American Hiram Bingha... Continue reading »

  • Mudders

    Machu Pichu | Nov 07 07'

    by Mudders a male from London, on vacation in Machu Picchu

    After a 4 hour train journey through huge mountains and deep valleys we arrived in the small purpose built tourist town of Aguas Callientas. We fou... Continue reading »

  • Swarah

    Machu Picchu: Don't Fall Off the Mountain! | Nov 19 06'

    by Swarah a 35 year old female from Washington, on vacation in Machu Picchu

    Dizzyingly positioned on top of a mountain on the edge of the jungle, Machu Picchu is also dizzyingly expensive compared to everything else in Peru... Continue reading »

  • Shannon and Toby

    Inca Trail | May 27 07'

    by Shannon and Toby a 27 year old traveling as a couple from Auckland, on vacation in Machu Picchu

    There were 8 of us that started the trail early monday morning 28th may 2007. the group consisted of 4  27 year old americans (all friends fro... Continue reading »

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