Cuzco - Capital of the Incas and Machuu Pichuu - The Lost
City, and surrounding ruins
Upon arrival to Cuzco we found a taxi ride from the airport to the hotel where we planned on a
rendezvous with Elke and Els. The Hotel Imperio, at $5/night seemed to meet our needs. We hadn't slept much the night
before, so I decided to take a nap after meeting up with Elke and Els and planning to hike the Inca trail to Machuu Pichuu
the the next day. Well, 2 hours later I couldn't get out of bed! Altitude sickness had me in it's grips once again. So,
there I lay for 2 days. On the 3rd day I started feeling much better so Kurt, MaryBeth and I headed for Machuu Pichuu by
train. The train ride there is 4 hours. A little more on the way back since Machuu Pichuu (at about 2300 meters) is about
1000 meters lower than Cuzco. Here is a picture as we are about to enter Machuu Pichuu. The mountain you see is very typical of
the region and at the bottom of it you may be able to see the train we took.