Up early with the sun and clouds.
View from the campsite after breakfast.
The trail is steep up and down.
Coming into the Sayacmarca ("Town in a Steep Place") ruins.
Qonchanarca outpost in the valley below.
A lot of jungle plants along the trail here.
Lunch at the top of yet another pass, around 3500 meters. Clouds are closing in again.
Very jungly here. Indianan Jones pose.
The trail continues down through a short cave.
Then down yet another set of very steep steps.
Coming into Phuyupatamarca, the “Town in the Clouds”
Llama posing in the ruins.
Porters heading down to the campsite.
Winay Wayna ruins just before the campsite.
On the other side of this mountain is Machu Picchu. On the other side of the notch in the ridge to the right is the fabled Sun Gate where we will catch our first glimpse of the Machu Picchu ruins tomorrow.
