Unfortunately Sara brought illness with her on holiday which kicked in at Puno and Lake Titikaka. We started sharing it round and had to add on a day in Puno before taking the overnight bus on to Cusco. We then headed on to Agua Calientes via Ollantaytambo to get closer to the stunning and famous Machu Picchu. The train ride was in equal parts ridiculously stunning and expensive - the most expensive train line per km in the world to be precise!
We took a quick dip in another hot springs - not a patch on the one in the Canon.
I loved the surrounding landscape of Machu Picchu as much as the lost city itself. Machu Picchu was discovered and cleared by Bingham in the early 20th century. It’s just so remote and cut off, surrounded by wild mountains and jungle. People only lived here for less than 100 years. It is super photogenic and it was busier than usual as there were extra visitors who hadn’t been able to get in earlier in the week when there had been protests. Breathtaking.
On the train back we got treated to a fashion show in the carriage and me and Olive got to watch a dance with a scary masked guy. We even got to have a quick dance!
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