Ok, so from Cusco, you have to take a train to get to Aguas Calientes, the small town that acts as the launching point for Machu Picchu. We took a nice, super early train to Aguas, checked into our hostel, grabbed som grubb, and bought our tickets for Machu for the following day. With intentions to take it easy and relax before Machu, we visited the tourist office, where a number of hour to hour and a half hikes in the surrounding areas were suggested. I thought, great, lets get these legs a moving already! a good warm up for Machu... WRONG. We picked a nice 1 1/2 hour hike up Putucusi. A "hill" that gives you a nice view of Machu from a distance. Let the games begin! The hike turned out to be a death defying, stair climbing, muddy, slip and slidey rock, 3 story ladder from hell, hike. Which in the end, i´ll admit was well worth it, but geez! it was freaking tough, and really really scary! I was certainly tired afterwards, and for Machu, but the views were great, and i´m glad i can say i made it all the way to the top without dying.
Pic 1:Ladder from hell, that never ended.
Pic 2: View of Machu
Pic 3: Some very tired, very hungry, very happy girls
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err...sorry for making you look down in that one photo.
heart ladders?
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