The 2014 Peru Adventure continues on. Today we arrived at the world famous Machu Picchu. The arrival was not without incident though. We grabbed the 7:15am train from Ollantaytambo to Aguas Calientes.
The train was right on time and off we went. After about an hour of cruising along next to the rip-roaring Urubamba River we suddenly came to a stop. Seems a mud slide had blocked the tracks ahead. We sat for two and a half hours while it was cleared.
Anyway, on to Machu Picchu we went. I purchased my Machu Picchu ticket for 126 soles and then my bus ticket for another 53 soles. (be prepared as it is cash only and only Peruvian soles).
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Monday, February 24, 2014
Saturday, February 1, 2014
The Birds of the Amazon River - Picaya Samiria Nacional Reserve
We spent four days aboard the Aria with Aqua Adventures traveling the Amazon River within the Picaya Samiria Nacional Reserve. Twice a day we set out from the Aria aboard skiffs accompanied by a naturalist in search of wildlife. The main thing that stands out in my head is the diversity of the birds there.
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