The second day in the Lost City of the Incas was just as amazing as the first! We woke up extra early to be able to go up and see the clouds. There was a long line just to get on the bus to go up a ways before we had to climb the rest of the way. We made it though and it was totally worth it!! We also had a planned hike up the Machu Picchu Mountain. The mountain is 10,007 feet above sea level and when hiking up the mountain it offers beautiful panoramic views of Machu Picchu. The trail is about 30 - 35 degrees in angle for about an hour to hour and a half. The height to climb up the mountain from Machu Picchu is about 2, 139 feet. They only allow 400 people a day to go up the mountain. You have to sign in before you go up and and then sign out when you get back down. I told Ric it's because they need to make sure everyone makes it down the right way not falling over the side. haha! It's pretty scary. The views were amazing, but it was still a very scary experience. I actually had to put my phone and camera up so that I could have my hands free. So I only took some photos until we were about halfway up. I would have to crawl at times going up and then on way down, I had to scoot down step by step. I am afraid of heights so for me it was such a great experience and I am so glad I did it! I hope you enjoy the photos!

After our climb, we spent the rest of the afternoon in Aguas Calientes before getting on the train back to Cusco. They had a ton of festivals going on with wonderful food and pastries. After all the climbing we did, we sure did work up an appetite and we really enjoyed all the wonderful treats!! :)

The video below is a little clip of us going up to see Machu Picchu while the clouds are still down early in the morning. I know I probably sound silly in the video, but I don't care. LOL! I know I was breathing really hard going up, and I like to think I have I pretty good endurance, but with the altitude it was difficult!!