Nate and Shelly’s Travel Blog

We just made it back from Machu Picchu and are EXHAUSTED! But, it was worth it to see one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. It is absolutely incredible. We were lucky enough to have beautiful weather while we were up there and timed our departure perfectly, as it is the rainy season here and started downpouring about 30 minutes later. We have lots of great pictures that we will share with everyone when we get back.

We need to go catch the train back to Cusco for now. But, we wanted everyone to know how much we enjoyed Machu Picchu and to get a glimpse at the type of vantage point we had of the Andes.

We leave Peru tomorrow morning for Argentina, but Peru will stay in our hearts forever.

We arrived this morning to a wet and dreary Aguas Calientes, a small town nestled in the Andes Mountains and the staging point for trips to Machu Picchu. Given the poor weather we decided to stay in town and wait until our guide shows us the ruins tomorrow morning. We spent most of the afternoon getting unpacked, eating lunch, and shopping at the local stands.

The room I reserved a few months back is perfect. We have full balcony overlooking the nearby river and the view of the surounding mountains is amazing.

Since we have not seen Machu Picchu, there is not too much to write about other than we made it safely and are very exited about tomorrow morning.

Our second day in Cusco was much different than the first. We "kicked it up" a notch and went local. Our morning was spent touring the local artist market and mailing boxes at the post office. We ... [Continue reading this entry]

It´s 11,000 ft and my mind is a little ¨fuzzy¨ so please excuse the writing style or any potential spelling errors. We arrived in Cusco, Peru after a short flight from Lima. This ... [Continue reading this entry]

We arrived safely at our 1st destination (Lima, Peru) and have been very pleasantly surprised so far. Our hotel is quaint, the staff is friendly and the accomodations are huge! We are staying ... [Continue reading this entry]