Last Trek Day - 5/29

The sun rises over Sacsarayoc Glacier on yet another clear, sunny day. We head up, up, up on the Inca Trail - a main section, to Pallayacta Pass at 8,500 feet. This section is mostly 5 meters wide, stone banks on either side, and partly paved with stone.

We visit the Inka ruins at Llactapata - there's some 80 structures - 1/2 as many as Machu Picchu - and seems much smaller since only a few structures have been cleared and / or restored.

Unbelievably picturesque and serene lunch stop a few minutes after visiting the ruins. A couple cooks lunch in their traditional Peruvian kitchen, and is not bothered at all by my wandering around and playing with their son.

Views of the Urubamba river valley, and Machu Picchu mountain in the distance - with some glimpses of the terraced slopes.

Breathtaking !!

The Urubamba river seems far away - and it is where we will hike down to after lunch.