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banana, passion fruit and the Santa Teresa further the mysterious city by ourselves. Endnote
Valley. We trekked until arriving at Oroya At around 1100 hrs the fog surrounding
(Canopy Birch). From there, a view of the the area disappeared and we were able to This journey is one of my life’s
back of Machu Picchu Sanctuary could be view quite clearly the spectacular Lost City highlights and I was lucky to be given
seen in the distance. We then continued of the Incas. After lunch, we returned to this lifetime opportunity to see one
walking until we arrived at Aguas Aguas Calientes and took our return train of the wonders of the world. Overall,
Calientes at around 1630 hrs where we to Ollantaytambo and on via bus to Cusco the whole exercise was a great success
stayed in a hostel for the final night before where we stayed for two days exploring the and we all had an amazing trekking
visiting Macchu Picchu. city. experience of the mountains and
valleys. I can sum it up in one word
“awesome”.

… one of my life’s
highlights…

Day Five

Early in the morning, we were transported
via bus to Machu Picchu. At Machu
Picchu, we had a guided tour of the area.
There were very old buildings draped
in history and dating back to the 15th
century. Afterwards we were free to explore

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