Hey all,
So i made a quick stop off at Isla del sol which is a tiny island on Lake Titicaca on my way to Cusco and did this lovely walk around the island. It takes only 1 day but you take a tiny little boat over then walk through the fields up and over some pretty steep hills and see some amazing scenery. Luckily for me it wasn´t too hot that day so i didn´t sweat buckets but still got to see how the locals live. Isla del sol is the birth place of the Inca sun god so its a pretty special place and I had a great time walking around it for 1 day. Here are some pics
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| Copacabana |
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| Isla del Sol |
And THEN! I went and did the Salkantay Trek to MACHU PICCHU! Which was a real highlight of the trip. I happened to be trekking at the worst time of the year. The rainy season but it didn´t really matter at all in fact it made me feel like I was walking Tigs in the rain at home! The Salkanaty trek is 5 days 4 nights and you get up to altitude of 4,200m. It was pretty hard in places and we had rain most days but I had an amazing poncho that did a great job of keeping me really dry!
Here are some pics of the AMAZING MACHU PICCHU
highlights include - being called the family the whole time
trekking in the mud and rain!
seeing the Salkantay Glacier
warming up in the hot springs after 3 days of trekking in the rain
making friends with the group- especially an America girl called Quinnen - so many giggles
walking 50 minutes up the most horrible steps to Machu Picchu
seeing and walking around Machu Picchu in the sun rather than the rain which we had the whole time!
walking up to Waynapicchu - different viewpoint
chilling in the sun at Machu Picchu for the day
Buying a baby alpaca jumper - christmas red! getting into the festive spirit
sleeping on the train on the way back to Cusco
sharing all these photos and memories with you!
photo time
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| the family! |
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| 1st day Sacred valley |
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| trekking in the rain |
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| Leo loved Machu Picchu! |
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| very sweaty but very happy |
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