My trip here has been great! So far, i am not sure what the highlight would be. It is between visiting Machu Picchu and the 53 mile, 3 day trek we took to get there, and the weekend visit to the amazon! Both were pretty incredible. First of all, started with us taking a boat on a branch of the amazon river to arrive to camp. We stayed in tents in a reserve called Manu. We about a 10 minute walk away from the river, and we had running water. No plumbing though. Just a stream of clear water that the guides claimed to be clean. I brought 4 liters of water so i didn't need any water except for washing my hands, but many people drank the water strait from the stream, and no one got sick. We did some hiking in the jungle, saw some cook animals, and did some volunteer work as well.
Machu Picchu on the other hand was a little less relaxing. We got up at 5 every morning and left out camp site by 6. We hiked between 7 and ten hours a day covering, as i said, 53 miles. That doesn't include the fourth day that we actually spent up at Machu Picchu. The hike included going over a mountain, and then through part of the upper jungle. Then we took a train to Aguas Calientes and stayed there the night in a hostel. I will add a couple pictures of my trip, and i would like to thank my mom and dad for giving me this opportunity! It has been a real growing experience, and incredibly beautiful.
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