The time had just about come to close the chapter on this particular journey. We woke up in Aguas Calientes still stunned by the day before. We spent a few more hours exploring the area and went to the Museo de Sitio Manuel Chavez Ballion, a little museum at the base of the mountain...
It was an early start as we walked down the narrow streets to the bus stop. There were no cars in Aguas Calientes aside from the buses that zipped up and down the single street leading to the switchbacks to Machu Picchu. Bouncing down the road, surrounded by tourists of all...
We left the sanctuary of the Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel and headed towards Ollantaytambo via taxi to catch the train to Aguas Calientes. Tucked away in the upper Amazon Basin and only accessible by train, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, Agua Calientes sits at the base of Machu Picchu...