A view looking the opposite direction from Machu Picchu at the Sun Gate.

Not only good looking, but tastes also good! Our cook Chucho knew his business very well. Of course, there was another important factor - we were spending a lot of energy hiking in the mountains several hours every day. Talking of this particular dish - I didn't leave a piece on my plate, to great surprise of our guide. In his opinion, the rose flower made of tomato peels was not edible at all...

Note another Inca ruin on the slope of the mountain in the right hand corner. That's Intipata, where some of the later photographs are taken

I don't know the name of the flowers, but they are the only blossoming plants on the height of Inca Chiriaska Pass.

Photos from my 4-day Inca Trail trek in the Sacred Valley of Peru. Read my story of the Trail here.

That's our camp site. The only bad thing about this place was the chickens running around, and the roster who waked us up in the morning.

Hands off, Caesar

Our group of 9 hikers from Chile, Armenia, Canada, Holland and USA made the 4 day hike to Pachu Picchu together.

Morgentau

IncaTrail - Pacaymayu

Inca trail day 2

After second thought I put on the lama sweater my skiing jacket.

Good time to put the memories into memoirs.

Photos from my 4-day Inca Trail trek in the Sacred Valley of Peru. Read my story of the Trail here.

On the way back we accidentally selected different path and crossed the village. We felt embarrassed a little to cross backyards and disturb people sitting or working there. That's why we didn't take any shots in the village.

I think these shots are from the break we took at the third pass on Day 3, at about 3,900 meters elevation.