Machu Picchu

i'm going.

wife wants to hike up there. 3-4 day hike. i bowhunt, so hiking isnt foreign to me. my wife..psshh. i hope she doenst hate it. she picked this trip, so my hands are clean.
i wanted to see the Northern Light in Finland..she trumped me with this trip.

bright side, she is buying some awesome outdoor gear. stuff i can use on my bowhunts.

anyone been? spending time in the rest of Peru as well..Lima, etc.

 

I went there once with my kids. It's a long climb up those steps. Amazing place to visit... Isn't it one of the wonders of the world?

 

I’m not sure it’s one of the wonders?
But I do remember seeing the stairs in pics and thinking so what !!
It’s fairly humbling when your looking at them in person!
What a Trip and a couple of times I did

 

If you're doing a 3-4 day hike it's either the Inca Trail or maybe Lares trek. We did the Lares trek... beyond awesome but climbing mountains with a 40lb pack at 14,000ft is an experience.

Make sure to get the MP well before sunrise... like 6am. Then climb up to watch the sun rise over MP. It's a surreal place and experience, and a good guide will tell you things like all the dirt used at MP for crops was brought in from the Sacred valley etc.

We did the Amazon for a few days, Cusco, and Lima as well. Great time and very affordable once there. And make sure to try Guinea pig... it's a local Peruvian delicacy.

 

Shot from Lares Trek at high elevation. We hiked typically from 7am-7pm each day.

 

I think Arequipa is extremely underrated. Lots of cool museums and sights, good food for mega cheap, and a lot of outdoor activities in the surrounding area. Cusco is cool too. Didn’t spend too much time in Lima but it’s a city of 10+ million so a lot of good and bad depending what you’re in to