On top of spending 11 hours exploring Machu Pichu, I decided to hike to the top of the highest mountain in the park. Machu Pichu Mountain is over 800m above the main part of the city below. It's a super steep climb, up small rock stairs built by the Incas. This hike literally takes your breath away, as it combines using a stairmaster for 1 hour and going up high altitudes. Starting at Machu Pichu, you end up at the same altitude of Cusco.
Epic views on the way up are rewarded with accomplishment on top, with full 360 views of the area. You can see Hidroelectric, where the buses to Cisco leave from, and is a 3 hour hike away, and you can see Aguas Calientes, a 2 hour hike away where I am spending the night. Mountain views all around, covered in a rich jungle of trees. Sadly the view became clouded over soon after I arrived, so i snacked and met some other hikers in a white haze.
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