Our tour to Machu Picchu started in Cusco. We took the "tourist train", since one can not travel with the local train that is reserved for the local people. It took us 3 1/2 hours to get there because the train goes up in zig zag!
We arrived to Aguas Calientes, which is the town below Machu Picchu. From there we had to take a bus (30 min). You can see the road in the picture... Also zig zag!
It was cloudy, rainy and yet full of gringos! Since Machu Picchu got into the 7 world wonders, there's no one day without tourists. You can see buses full of Japaneses, American and Argentinians. Here some views from the top of the site.
One of the most amazing things about Inca architecture is the way they "modeled" the landscape with terraces. The constructions were always very well adapted to the terrain.
Here a 2 levels house they could access from both levels ...
Another aspect of the architecture is the huge stones they used for some of their constructions. In the first picture you can see that the stone on the left is bigger than a man. Up to now, the mistery of how these stones were transported and ensambled remains undiscovered.
The weather was really bad, but we enjoyed a lot the visit. Maybe we will come back when there is more sun!
3 comments:
Machupichu es sobrecogedor, allí uno siente algo extraño, que lo hace transportarse al momento Inca, con gran admiración y respeto por su inteligente arquitectura.
La sensación de un tren en reversa, debido al zigzag, llama la atención, verdad?
No sé, si había mal clima, cómo lograron tan hermosas fotos¡¡Muy bien, chicos.
les photos sont superbes dommage que le soleil n'ait pas été de la partie.Aujourd'hui nous sommes le vendredi8 février. Les photos du canyonning viennent d'arriver. Avec le décalage du blog c'est difficile de savoir où vous êtes en temps réel.
Bonne continuation à vous
Bravo et à bientôt
Salut Caro et David,
bravo pour votre voyage et votre blog!
C'est vraiment très sympa de pouvoir vous suivre et de voyager "par procuration" avec vous.
Bonne continuation à vous,
Xavier
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