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Yesterday was magical ☺️
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Yesterday was magical ☺️
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#machupicchu #machupicchuperu #aguascalientes #peru #perutravel #southamerica #travelsouthamerica #travel #travel2018 #explore #discover #travelphotography #southamerica2018 #backpacking #nomad #backpackers #outdoors #outdoorphotography #livetotravel #instagood #instadaily #latergram #huaynapicchu #andes #iloveperu (at Machu Picchu)
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Last month, my sister and I went to Peru! Wow, that trip felt like a long time ago! Our trip has come and gone, I still can’t believe I finally saw the breathtaking Machu Picchu. We just wanted to go somewhere and get away with the snow. Peru happened to be low season in February which also considered the rainy season. We were in Cusco and Aquas Calientes (base camp of Machu Picchu) for 6 days and it only rains at night. It’s chilly and sunny during the day. There’s still a lot of tourists, but the crowd was nothing compared to summer. We arrived in Lima first and spend a few days exploring. We also went sand boarding in Huacachina. It was extremely fun and a great experience!
Cusco is a beautiful, vibrant city. The streets of Cusco are filled with colours from doors, windows to Peruvian fabric! The weather was gorgeous the whole time that we were there. We explored the cobblestoned streets, saw children and women wearing the traditional Andean clothing. Local markets are always the top of my list. We had a blast wandering, eating and shopping in San Pedro market. Plaza de Armas was is located in the heart of Cusco. It’s a lovely square surrounded with cathedrals and so many shops and restaurants.
We had a wonderful time in Cusco, unfortunately we suffered from altitude sickness which is very common when visiting Cusco. Here is a helpful guide to avoid/cure altitude sickness.
Machu Picchu
The famous Machu Picchu. At first a wasn’t all that excited to visit Machu Picchu as we have slowly learnt to appreciate places with very few tourists and tend to avoid places with too many gringos, like ourselves. But we knew we’d regret it if we didn’t visit and we’ll probably never get the opportunity again. On the day we went there were of course lots of people but it really didn’t matter as it was such a wonderful place to visit. The architecture is so impressive, we marvelled at how they built it without metal tools or machinery.
There are two main ways you can access Machu Picchu, one is by walking the Inca Trail or the other is by train to the nearby town and then a bus… we didn’t do either. We camped at the hydro-electrical plant and hiked 11kms along the the railway lines (one way) which was 31kms in total including walking around Machu Picchu (its huge and not flat!). It was a long and tiring day, but we had a fantastic time!
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