A lot of things can be said about Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas. And I'm not going to elaborate on this well-known Wonder of the world site here. Only to show a few photos from this unmissable destination traveling inland Peru. We didn't walk the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu as it was fully booked, but rather took the train from Cusco to Aguas Calientes, and the local bus up the hill to Machu Picchu from there.
It was crowed when the full train off-loaded in Aguas Calientes, but luckily people dispersed in the ruin, and it did not feel too bad in terms of mass tourism.
Machu Picchu
Train from Cusco to Machu Picchu
Urubamba River Valley, toward Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a popular destination
The crowds
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu ruins
Machu Picchu ruins
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
View from Machu Picchu
What's going on ?
Llama's were roaming the area
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) on the hut of the Caretaker of the Funerary Rock
Spiny Whorltail Iguana (Stenocercus crassicaudatus)
Machu Picchu agave
Indian Fig Opuntia (Opuntia ficus-indica), Machu Picchu
I've been there
The NTNU team
The train from Cuzco arrives in Aguas Calientes
Aguas Calientes
Some birds seen at Machu Picchu (photo documentation):
Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle (Geranoaetus melanoleucus)
Rufous-collared Sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis)