Machu Picchu- old post finally posted!

And yes, we finally made it to Machu Picchu. And for some God-forsaken reason we decided to climb another mountain too.... Wayna Picchu, pìctured in the photo below. We were both just tired and having too much fun with the Chavez´s to post this entry. They only let 400 people climb the mountain per day and you have to sign in with your name and passport number. No one´s allowed starting the climb after 1pm and everyone has to be back by 4. Well, when we got to the mountain it was already 10 so we were about the 500th, 501st persons there. But fortunately someone who had gone earlier was there and had held onto their tickets, which we used to gain access. And good news, we did not get stuck on top of the mountain but we did have a great time. It was very peaceful at the top with fantastic views and there were more ruins up there too. Below are a few of the pics of are amazing time in the ruins and on the mountain. Pbbly post more when we get back home.
Wayna Picchu in the back. This picture was taken after the hike up and down the mountain. We were pretty tired by this point.

The dreaded Mt. Putuhusi is in the back.

Wayna Picchu again. Getting closer...

Heres the view of Machu Picchu from on top

We figured out a cheaper way to get out of Aguas Calientes to Cuzco than taking the expensive train ride. It consisted of needing to walk along a railroad track for 2 hrs or so. Then we took a seven hour car ride back to Cuzco. It was a gruelling ride but we made it and we saved a good 50 dollars.

A view of the rainforest along the railway track.

Day ¿? in Peru... 21 days to go!

Yesterday we left Lima after a wonderfully restful two weeks with the loving Chavez family. We watched many many movies, many tv shows, and I learned that my favourite show is the Dog Whisperer with Caesar! He´s amazing with those dogs!

Now we are on our northern trek. Our route is Trujillo - Mancora - Tarapoto - Yurimaguas - Iquitos - Lima . Originally we also wanted to visit Huaraz and Cajamarca along the way, as on a map they appear to be easily visited. Upon more research though we realized that they are located within the Northern Highlands, and to get there and back down to the coast would take many many hours of bone-jarring winding death-defying roads, of which we had our fill in Cuzco and Arequipa. So we´ve decided to stick to the coast, take the easy way up and spend most of our time in Mancora, famous for its beach and surf.

Right now we are in Trujillo, the first Peruvian city to declare independance from Spain. There are many beautiful colonial style buildings, you can see mountains in the distance, and we are fairly close to the coast. Tomorrow we plan on visiting the Chan Chan ruins, and Huanchaco, a beach town for some seafood. We plan on being here for the next 2 days before going straight up to Mancora to have ourselves a tropical vacation full of sun sand and surf!