Well, they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Not much to add to all these pictures. Macchu Picchu was magnificent and I can see why it's on so many bucket lists. We were blessed with perfect weather and minimal crowds.
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| No mortar- each rock was carved to fit. |
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| I'd been concerned about the compounded impact of high altitude and the shortness of breath I usually get when going uphill and was grateful that I did fine at a moderate speed. I WAS diligent about taking the pills to prevent altitude sickness that I'd gotten back home. Or maybe it was the coca leaves. :-) |
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| A stop at a town on the way- that's Bel, our guide, in the foreground. |
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| Ooh, dinner! Not visible but to the right of the picture: a couple of blackened skulls of ancestors were on the wall. |
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