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We got to Aguas Calientes in the dark, so missed the mountain scenery, but the silhouettes of the cliffs looming over the town is incredible. It´s like being at the bottom of a massive stone bucket. ...
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When Jan and I decided to go to South America each of us had a destination in mind that stood out from the rest. For me it was the jungle. For Jan it was Machu Picchu. I reminded him of this the day ...
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The search for love and sleep on the Inka Trail  (May 01 '07)
"Well, I haven´t had a drink in eight days"
Taking the advice from our Lonely Planet guide book (mistake), we decided to have a final supper on the eve of our four day trek through the Andes, which would ...
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I will survive....!  (Jul 06 '06)
No one in their right mind should be awake at 4:30am... We had to be at the tour operators (SAS) office at 5:45, so an early start for us. Little did we know that this was just the begining. Afte ...
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treking to the "lost city" of machu picchu  (Oct  '03)
"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 ...
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Ollantaytambo  (Aug 07 '06)
We got a local bus for local people to Ollantaytambo - a small town with a difficult name and a train station that takes hundreds of tourists to Machu Picchu everyday. The bus journey was good if ...
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"The Midnight Express"  (Feb 05 '08)
"A town of mythic porportions"
After several days of enjoying the refined Cusco, the time had come to see the Incan Holy Valley. Machu Picchu lies about 110 km from Cusco and enroute are several ...
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Machu Picchu andthe sacred valley of the Incas!  (Jul 04 '05)
"Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Santa Maria, Santa Theresa, Huayna picchu, Coati Mundi, Sacsayhuaman"
Hi everyone! FINALLY have a chance to email! Been a REALLY busy couple of days, but it has been GREAT!!!! ...
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The Sacred Valley  (Jun 05 '06)
"At one point, Cindy saw a dog pee on a pile of spring on"
Sunday we took an all day tour of the Sacred Valley which is the area between Cusco and Machu Picchu with lots of ruins, markets, etc. ...
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Visiting Machu Picchu  (Jul 29 '07)
Our guide Juan made it very clear that we were to be ready with bags packed at 7am because we were to meet the train at the Ollantaytambo station. It was another EARLY go. The train ride wound around ...
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