Shifting through the narrow path of the Incas
When I first arrived to the glorious town of Machu Picchu I immediately sensed the useless mosquitoes bite my skin but I decided to ignore it even though the bug spray was around 10 soles. We shifted through the endless market, walked across the wooden bridge, and finally arrived at the narrow bus stop.
Seconds later the green stinky buses arrived. The bus ride tickets where about 10 dollars and the ride was approximately 20 minutes long. When we finally arrived to the top we ate at the exquisite “Belmond Sanctuary Lodge” that was 134 soles per person which is 40 dollars and an exchange rate of 3.00. The restaurant included mouthwatering food including cold buffet, hot buffet, carvery, desserts, and unlimited hot and cold soft drinks. You where also greeted with a refreshing towel at the entrance.
When we finished eating I found the amazing snack shop in which you can stock up for the walk. We continued the registry counter be able to enter Machu Picchu foreigner adults were required to pay 62 US D and foreigner students were required to pay 37 US D being part of the Andean community has its benefits because adults only pay 37 US D and students pay 27 US D. Machu Picchu is available from 6:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. Beware of the unpredictable weather before you enter Machu Picchu. The service quick enough to not get eaten by mosquitoes and just few minutes later I actually managed to break through the crowd and get a quick look at the amazing views Machu Picchu offered.
Humongous hills filled with green trees. It looked very like the Jungle. We started to hike up the fairly elevated mountain for about 10 minutes and I suddenly realized that millions of mosquitoes were eating me.
A few minutes later of hiking in a astonishing trail covered by small and bright trees we encountered the historic mountain of Machu Picchu. The perfect stone walls and multiple green areas stunned my eyes and kept me staring at it for about a minute. The beautiful blue sky combined with the green environment looked like a majestic temple in the sky. As we headed down we encountered many astonishing explanations about the temple which eventually came to an end at the exit of Machu Picchu. The tour guide was about 120 soles or 50 US D for 2 hours and were usually located at the entrance of Machu Picchu
We waited desperately for the other groups to arrive to finally get inside the bus and get as further away from the mosquitoes. The trip back we shopped in the market which was really expensive and varied from 5 soles to 300. Overall traveling to Machu Picchu is a unique experience that needs to be accomplished at least once before you die.