Because Hazel wasn’t feeling well during our hiking around Machu Picchu, I went up the mountain nearby myself. This was a really amazing hike – not only do you get great aerial views of Machu Picchu, but you also see tons of flora just not found elsewhere on the site.  I’ll leave the talking up to the following pictures.  I have tons of others in the Best and Rest albums as well!

Orchids found low on Montaña Machu Picchu

Looking down on the ruins

Nice man took my photo on the trail

Opening Flowerbud

Panoramic View

Translucent Butterfly

Made it!

Orchid found ONLY at the very top

Mystical Machu Picchu

So there you have it!  We both had a great time up in the mountains of Peru and hope you got a great feel for the place!