May 16 2025
Machu Picchu
May 15 2025 Finally made it up to Machu Picchu today. I’m going to be the person who says the unpopular opinion – this place is overhyped and pretty disappointing. Why you ask? Pictures speak 1,000 words: There, I just saved everyone the trouble of having to go there and push their way through 800 …
Santa Teresa to Aguas Calientes
May 14 2025 Made it to Aguas Calientes today. Decided to take a taxi from Santa Teresa to Hydroelectrica, and from there I hiked up the railroad tracks. Just outside of Hydroelectrica there’s a spot where you have to sign in and provide them with your passport number. I’m not sure what that’s for, but …
Santa Teresa – Day 1
May 13 2025 So today not a whole lot happened except aimless wondering. I figured out a few places that might be interesting to go, but there were apparently a bunch of landslides that happened in March, and there’s heavy road construction blocking my access to those places. So, I aimlessly wandered. Some notes about …
Ollantaytambo to Santa Teresa
May 12 2025 So I’ve made it to Santa Teresa… The bus from Ollantaytambo heading to Hydroelectrica actually stops on the side of the road outside Ollantaytambo at 8:45AM, so I woke up, got my shit together, checked out of my hotel, and made my way down there. This wasn’t some random local bus or …