After getting a good nights sleep and cleaning up, we started getting organised for our 2nd visit to Machu Picchu. We went into the Ministry of Culture office to buy our tickets, and since we had unfortunately missed out on a ticket for Huayna Picchu we asked if they had any tickets that included Machupicchu Mountain instead. They did, so we purchased those. We knew the climbing times for Huayna Picchu were set, but the lady said we could climb Machupicchu anyt...

The day started super early at 3.30am. The plan was to have breakfast, get ready and get to the gate first. The control gate at Wiñay Wayna doesn't open until 5.30 but groups are let through in the order that they arrive. The aim is to be first through the control gate to trek the last hour or so of the trail in order to be the first to Intipunku, the famous Sungate. Our group was not first. In fact, we were about 8th. We stood in the line keeping warm in the ...