Salkantay Trek - Day 4

Watched the sun rise over Machu Picchu from the window of my room. Pretty awesome! Then had breakfast and started the hike waaaaayyy down the valley to the river (about 1000m down in 5km or so). Getting really hot and humid, jungle getting thicker at lower altitude.

Delicious lunch at hidroelectrica, a tiny village named after the dam there. Then a 2,5 hour walk along the train tracks to Aguas Calientes aka Machu Picchu Pueblo, the town at the base of the famous ruins!

Checked into a pretty fancy hotel (by my standards) and chilled for the evening.Read more