Machu Pichu, Peru

Machu Pichu (Big Mountain in the Inca language).

Where to begin...? Magical, mysterious, immense... far more incredible than I had ever dreamed of!
At 6am after three days of trekking (the first of which was on bicycles) we arrived at the lost city of the Incas. It took us almost and hour, running in the dark up the steep trail from the town of Aguas Calientes. We practically killed ourselves trying to beat the sunrise. We didn´t quite make it, but were nonetheless rewarded with a breath taking view full of misty clouds weaving their way through the ancient ruins.
Wandering through the city one could feel the presence of an impressive civilization. Even though the Incas reined for only a short time, they left behind a facsinating spiritual energy that we were so lucky to experience.


After wandering for several hours we climbed for 45 minutes up the almost vertical trail to the top of Waynapichu (small mountain). Here we were rewarded with a breath taking view of the entire city of Machu Pichu. Up here in the cliffs were built more Inca structures, passage ways and tunnels.

I stayed in the city for almost nine hours, long after most of our group of 11 had returned to Aguas Calientes. As time ran out, myself and my Irish compainon Kevin, ran down the steep stepped trail back to town to catch the train back to Cusco leaving behind us an amazing magical day.