Sleeping in until seven was a luxury today! We met our guide and headed to the bus station for a 25 minute ride to the ruins.
Here are the photos, to best tell the story!
We first arrived at Machu Picchu around 9 am to cloudy skies and met our guide, Darwin.
our first view of the ruins, looking across.
a panoramic view of the religious section of MP. The city is split into two parts, religious and secular.
the temple to Mother Earth (Pachamama)
the Casa Inca, or the king’s house. The Incan people were actually called Quetchua, and the “Inca” was the king. The posts protruding from the triangular sides were to tie the thatched roof down.
looking towards the residential section. On the left in the grass, you can see a square hole in the ground, which is an ongoing archeological dig.
the residential side through some Andean plants.
Incan Terraces
window to the mountains
sarah and I enjoying the sights.
panorama from the Watchman’s Hut at the top of MP.
we found our third travel companion, Meg, at the Watchman’s hut!
Incan compass. It actually pointed due south, we tested it!
Selfie with an MP resident
got a passport stamp!
back on the train, we were entertained by Saqra dancers. They represent mischief.
