Day 12 Peru, Machu Picchu

Today was our last full day in Peru, and we all woke up around 3:45 to start the trip to Machu Picchu. We met in the lobby of the hotel at 4:15 and headed to get in line for the busses up the mountain and got on the busses around 6. The ride was dark but still beautiful, we winded up the mountain and saw the sunlight start to creep in and show the clouds that were covering the top of the mountains. Once we got to Machu Picchu, we entered and walked a little to the first point were we watched the fog slowly creep away and we could finally see most of Machu Picchu as the sun rose. We continued to walk around and take pictures at different points as our guide explained more about all the architecture. We headed back down to the town of aqua calientes for lunch around 10:30 and we ate at a typical peruvian restaurant and some of us went and got ice cream at a place we had gone the previous night. We then all boarded the train around 1 back to olleytatambo where we got in a van back to our hotel in cusco for our final night. We all started packing our things for our departure tomorrow and most of ate dinner in the hotel which was a yummy end to a good day! - Rachel Carter