I've been there in the beginning of the wet season. And always had luck. These clouds are my friends. Maybe, some of them followed me to Germany. And I can see them hanging around our mountains now. And even if not, I'll come back!
Just enjoyed the power and beauty of nature on the paths of the Incas. Imagine the dramatic movement of the clouds. A plant takes its time, but knows its destination and blossoms in the light and mist of this enchanting place.
Aguas Calientes is a typical tourist destination. Each of the many restaurants offers a hot spot for internet. Aguas Calientes means "hot water". There are thermal baths, which I found quite pleasant. You get to them by following the Rio Aguas Calientes towards the well. That's the river in this video. It flows on the outskirts into the Urubamba river. Aguas Calientes is very lovingly decorated and always kept clean. Probably you shouldn't take a room right on the Rio Aguas Calientes. This is very loud!
A train in the rain. It often drizzled in Aguas Calientes. It's called rainforest anyhow. You need the rain to feel right in the rainforest! At least there were hardly any mosquitoes. They first discovered me in Santa Teresa. This train was coming from Hidroeléctrica. On my return journey I took this train.
The climb to Mount Machu Picchu was exhausting, but luckily I had good weather. 💃My room mate had been there the day before and it had been raining. 🍀🌞 How do you like the view? 🙃
The bus rides were the greatest. But in my first description I was wrong. That's on my way from Ica to Cusco. Somewhere between Abancay and Cusco. I think, it was near to Curahuasi in the Apurímac region. Sorry for my mistake! ✌
You can see different symbols on the houses and on the mountains. In Peru, elections took place at the time. In rural areas, the literacy rate is lower. The symbols serve to advertise the candidates/ parties. The ballot papers also contain these symbols. At least that's how they explained it to me.
In the sacred valley of the Incas are these salt ponds. Traditionally, the salt mines have been available to any person of the community wishing to harvest salt. The size of the salt pond assigned to a family depends on the family's size.
