The Machu Pichu Sol

To make an exception I will just copy some of my diary´s texts from the trip, just because...

Machu Pichu...
(...) Mover un pie, los ojos arriba, abajo, a un lado, pasar de una parte a otra... ello dá lugar a una vista nueva, totalmente distinta; espacio y tiempo juntos, colindantes, creándolo todo, el lugar y el momento. Ni siquiera turistas como hormigas pueden ensuciarlo...

Some tips for visiting (you should someday if you haven t already):

Machu Pichu is economically overexploted by some company from Chile where the daughter of Fujimori is also involved. Of course you dont have much more possibility to get in than pay but... you can save some money and avoid giving the money to someone who is not even the own peruvian people so, here you go our way:

Try not to take the ´backpacker train´which is only made for tourists visiting the ruins. At least dont take it all the way, it is a robbery. Instead:
-From Cuzco take a local bus to Santa Maria. The bus trip is long but in daytime should be amazing (climbing a 4200 peak), we did it at night, tough...
-From there go to Santa Teresa, wether by foot or catching a truck as we did (when we came back)
-Santa Teresa-Aguas Calientes (by foot)
-Aguas Calientes-Climb for 1 hour and you are in Machu Pichu. Also, Aguas Calientes is a money-village so try to escape as soon as possible

We did this on the way back; on the way there we took the train (only half way, which is also a good option)


Sergio, from La Paz