From the Sacred Valley we took a train to Aguas Calientes at the foot of Machu Picchu.
We stayed overnight in the tourist mecca that is Aguas Calientes, and the next day we took
the first bus up the mountain. We were at Machu Picchu for
the sunrise - the fog and mist that enveloped everything slowly burned away and revealed
those amazing mountains and the jungles around. It was wonderful - practically no
one was there and the people who were there were silent - 
We hiked the trail to the Sun Gate which is where the Inca Trail connects with the outside periphery of Machu Picchu and one catches the first sight down onto the ruins. On the way up we encountered porters who were running down the trail to Machu Picchu and on down to the village carrying loads bigger than themselves.
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