Machu Picchu and Augas Calientes

(orig) (info) A common sight out of the window on the train to Machu Pichu	(orig) (info) The valley below Machu Pichu, home to the town of Augas Calientes	(orig) (info) One of the many mountains
(orig) (info) The mountains here were incredible	(orig) (info) It's me!	(orig) (info) One of the few thatched roofs in Machu Pichu, showing one of the problems with thatched roofs. That's a termite nest.
(orig) (info) I took a nice nap under this tree later.	(orig) (info) Machu Picchu, with Wayna Picchu in the background	(orig) (info) More of Machu Picchu. I took a lot of these.
(orig) (info) Terraced farming areas	(orig) (info) If only I knew anyone interested in maintaining weather stations...	(orig) (info) The valley below Inca Point, a short walk from Machu Picchu
(orig) (info) valley below inca point 2	(orig) (info) This makes me wish I'd done the full Inca Trail	(orig) (info) The bridge at Inca Point
(orig) (info) And the trail to the bridge	(orig) (info) The peak of Machu Picchu	(orig) (info) Looking down from Inca Point
(orig) (info) A splah of color	(orig) (info) A small flower along the trail	(orig) (info) Still no takers on the weather station?
(orig) (info) Machu Picchu and Wayna Picchu	(orig) (info) Another shot of them	(orig) (info) red flower
(orig) (info) The water channels here were amazing	(orig) (info) As was the stonework	(orig) (info) The carvings in natural rock were also quite impressive
(orig) (info) Llamas	(orig) (info) More llamas	(orig) (info) A blue flower
(orig) (info) A purple flower	(orig) (info) A building	(orig) (info) Restoration work involves labeling each stone, removing them, and later replacing them
(orig) (info) The map of Machu Picchu	(orig) (info) A little bird	(orig) (info) Terraces
(orig) (info) More views of the surrounding mountains	(orig) (info) A red flower in a field of green	(orig) (info) The main plaza of Augas Calientes
(orig) (info) More of Augas Calientes	(orig) (info) Wayna Picchu in the clouds. This is how it was when I hiked up there.	(orig) (info) Another shot
(orig) (info) The clouds were beautiful that morning	(orig) (info) The trail going up	(orig) (info) The view, looking out from the trail
(orig) (info) more clouds	(orig) (info) Machu Picchu through the clouds	(orig) (info) The road up to Machu Picchu
(orig) (info) The clouds cleared up in the afternoon	(orig) (info) Clearer still	(orig) (info) Me, at the top of Wayna Picchu
(orig) (info) Another one	(orig) (info) More amazing mountains	(orig) (info) More mountains
(orig) (info) bug with dinner	(orig) (info) And speaking of dinner...	(orig) (info) Another view of the terraces
(orig) (info) The result of the hotsprings in Augas Calientes