Inca Trail - Day 1 to Day 3

June 4-6, 2001 (Inca Trail, Peru)
Hiking the Inca Trail to get to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu. It was a 3 day hike to ultimately reach one of the archaeological wonders of the world.

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Going over the 2nd pass at 13,117 ft.
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Hitting the trail again bright and early on Day 3 after a cloudless cold night
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Sayac Marca ("dominant town") ruins in the background
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Power of technology allows Jonathan to check voicemail using his satellite phone
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Yvonne feels a bit sluggish but say hello to some cocoa leaves...she is quickly super-charged afterwards...
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Beautiful Urubamba Valley
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Nice ruins of Phuyu Pata Marca, or "town above the clouds"
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Phuyu Pata Marca was well kept and blends in nicely with the rock cliff surroundings
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Winay Wayna, an interesting dual ruin built into the side of the cliff where one is concave and one is convex. The upper one symbolic of heaven and the lower of hell.
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Saul explaining to Howard and Yvonne
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First glimpse of the back of Machu Picchu
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Walking down the steps of Intipata, a terraced ruin still undergoing some renovation
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Very steep steps and terraces at Intipata

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