In order to make it by the Machu Picchu checkpoint by the time it opened at 5:30am, we had an extremely early wake up call of 3:30am this morning. We had to get all of our stuff packed up and ready to go so the porters could drop it off at Aguas Calientes before they…
Day: August 23, 2013
Huayna Picchu: the 1,180 foot ascent
Huayna Picchu ended up being amazing. In theory, however, it was not a good idea at all. Our knees were aching from the “Tourist Killer” steps from the previous day, and the steep climb up was supposedly not for anyone afraid of heights (aka me). Not to mention the steps were wet from the morning’s…