?> {"id":4537,"date":"2011-01-20T21:25:47","date_gmt":"2011-01-21T02:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=4537"},"modified":"2011-01-20T21:25:47","modified_gmt":"2011-01-21T02:25:47","slug":"peru-day-11-machu-picchu-huayna-picchu-cusco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2011\/01\/peru-day-11-machu-picchu-huayna-picchu-cusco\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru Day 11 – Machu Picchu, Huayna Picchu, Cusco"},"content":{"rendered":"
WARNING: This is a ridiculously long post and I tend to ramble on about my thoughts during that particular day. If you start to get bored, just scroll through the pics – I won’t be offended!<\/em><\/p>\n I have to say that without a doubt, this day was definitely the highlight of our Peru trip. Bold statement for sure, considering all the amazing things we saw on this trip, but nothing was able to surpass how we felt when we were sitting at the tippy top of Huayna Picchu with Machu Picchu in the background way below us. It was an absolute thrill for the both of us, and I was so proud that we made it all the way up without any major difficulties.<\/p>\n On the day that we went to hike up Huayna Picchu, we had to get up at 3:30 am to line up for the buses that would take us to the top of Machu Picchu. This was because only 400 people are allowed to climb Huayna Picchu each day, 200 at 7 am and 200 at 10 am, so we had to make sure that we were on one of the first buses that left the station in the morning.<\/p>\n It was a pretty rough morning for the both of us since neither Josh nor I are morning people. Plus the rally in the square had kept us awake for most of the night so we were not happy campers to have to get out of bed so early. By the time we got up, got dressed, packed our stuff, checked our bags, and checked out of our hotel, it was about 4:30 am. Luckily the bus station was only a five minute walk so we joined the end of the line around 4:35, and there were probably at least 100 people ahead of us already.<\/p>\n