Day 14

Wow! Today was Machu Picchu - and pictures cannot tell the tale.

First of all though we went back to Ollantaytambo to look again at some of the Inca architecture and to visit a house where the family still live in the Inca way with guinea pigs eating on the floor and the skulls of the ancestors in a sort of shrine. Fascinating!

Narrow gauge rail journey to Aguas Calientes and bus up along hairpin bends and deep gorges to Machu Picchu.

The place really benefits from an informed guide with a love of the place. He explained such a lot we would not have known without hours of study. Best to wait for the pictures and an explanation of the ruins ... and why we left Wanne Picchu untouched.

The hotel is breathtakingly beautiful and we can hardly wait for the orchid tour tomorrow before we head for the hot springs.

Then back to the luxury of the ***** hotel in Cusco for the last night in Peru.

Thanks for the comments Lisa and Jenny.

Take care! See you soon ... unless we get a better offer.

xxxx Us