After an early morning train ride through the sacred valley of the Incas, we boarded a bus and wound up this skinny dirt road. After a few tense moments, we arrived at the top of the mountain.
Most Incan structures were destroyed by the Spanish during the conquest. However, the Spaniards never discovered this little royal ceremonial city tucked away high in the mountains. Thus, the original Incan houses, temples, and shrines remain intact, lacking only their thatched roofs.
Classic shots taken from above the city.
Just hangin' around.
Machu Pik-a-bu.
Machu Pik-a-bu.
Machu Pik-a-bu!
As you can you see, we really enjoyed ourselves at this unique location. There's an almost sacred feeling at the place that cannot be described adequately. We cherished our time at Machu Picchu, and are so glad we discovered it for ourselves.
8 comments:
What an incredible trip! Awesome experience for your students and way fun for you guys!
My brother was supposed to go on his mission to Peru and I was so excited only because I wanted to go to pick him up and see machu pichu. At the MTC they changed his mission to Paraguay so we never got to see Machu Pichu, you just helped me to decide that someday I will have to go there myself.
Wow. Love the Machu Pik-a-bu shots.
Wow! Unbelievably beautiful!
So cool, Kasia! What an incredible trip. And incredible pictures!
That picture of Brett "hanging around" freaks me out!!! You guys are so lucky you got to have such an amazing experience.
It has been fun for me to see your pictures from Peru. The road to Machu Picchu was SCARY and the time spent there was very much like visiting a Church History site. And you are right, it is just so incredible that the pictures just do not do it justice.
What an amazing trip! Love all the pics. We miss you guys!
I've had so much fun catching up on your trip! The pictures are wonderful and talk about an amazing experience. Love the machu pik-a-bu. haha
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