How sad to check out of such a fantastic hotel so soon! We meet up with our MP guide (Fernando?) who is dramatic and theatrical and lots of fun to discover Machu Picchu with. We ride the bus up the mountain, and enter the site well after sunrise, but before the crowds have taken over. It is just beautiful and amazing, and once again we have perfect weather to enjoy it. The llamas are snoozing in pools of sun on the green grass and the sky is clear so we can see how some of the surrounding mountains line up with the silhouettes of rocks carved on the site. We can even look across to where we were yesterday at Patallacta Pass. The stonework is incredible, though it seems so obvious to keep saying so. We meet up later with Javier for a farewell lunch in town and then say our goodbyes as we all begin to go our separate ways. Larry, Eduardo and I are all on the same train back to Cusco; Larry and I are back where we began, at the Libertador Inca Palacio in time for a late, light supper and re-packing time.
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