Day 2: Moray & Maras. Moray was a circular set of terraces that were used to experiment with growing crops at different altitudes. I made it down to the bottom and back out again.
The Saltinera of Maras. We walked across the salt ponds down into the Sacred Valley and the Urubamba river. I think this was my favorite of all of the hikes.
Day 3: Pisaq--We got up early to avoid the blocked roads due to a strike. So we took the "long" hike at 4+ hours including climbing to the top of these ruins.
Day 5: Camino Inka--I was so focused on breathing and successfully navigating the steep steps up the Inca trail that I didn't take many pictures along the way. This is shot of Wiñaywayna across the valley. It seemed so far away and impossible to reach when I took this shot. But 5 hours after the start we were there.
The first look at Macchu Picchu 8+ hours after the start of our trek. I was too tired to appreciate it fully. 
3 comments:
Love the pictures! So happy you had a wonderful time. (A bit envious.) Hope to see more photos soon.
Any good book recommendations? I love reading murder mysteries that take place where I'm headed, and I'll be following you to Peru in the Fall. The plan ride is a long one. Glad you had a great trip and blogged about it!
I read Hiram Bingham's Lost City of the Incas prior to going. It's the true account of his discovery of Machupicchu. I'm a romance reader, but many of Lindsay McKenna's romances set in the Peruvian jungle follow a secret special operations force of women fighting drug dealers. They are action filled as well as romances.
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