Machu Pichu!!

And so it was time for my next adventure.....a 4 day jungle trek to Machu Pichu. We left last Wednesday from Cuzco and drove high into the mountains, and then spent the 1st day downhill mountain biking. Good fun! We stayed the night in a little town and spent the next day trekking for about 8 hrs or so, along part of the actual Inca trail to Machu Pichu. It was a bit hard going at times with the altitude but good hard work! The Jungle was amazing! We picked fruit along the way, crossed rivers on scary old cable cars and then as a reward for all the hard work chilled out in some hot springs at the end of the day.

Friday we trekked to Agua Callientes (the town you stay in right near Machu Pichu) and had a bit of a rest. Then Saturday was the big day! We got up at 5am to beat the big tour buses and caught a bus up to Machu Pichu - an amazing preserved town of the ancient inca civilisation - perched on the top of a mountain at about 2500m (see last 2 pics above). It was really amazing, and the setting was gorgeous. It was a bit rainy for us but the mist and cloud really added to the atmosphere.

We got back to Cuzco Saturday night and spent the night dancing away. Good fun and a good reward for our hard efforts! Yesterday had a bit of a sleep in before going to see a local shaman here who read the coca leaves for me (just like you would read tarot cards). Very interesting! To top the day of had a nice massage as well =)

Doing a bit of sightseeing around Cuzco the next couple of days before heading to Lima tomorrow night. Then Im flying up to Mexico on Saturday to meet up with lovely Anna and were going to travel together for a while. Yay! Cant wait xo Ps. The 1st two pictures are of Lake Titicaca.