Today is our last day of hiking before we reach Machu Picchu. We walk on a new road next to the Hydroeletric Dam, which a plant made in the 1960s which produces power for the entire region.
The weather is hot, and the road is long. After several days of walking, we have just a few more hours before we reach our destination of Aguas Calientes, the town where we will spend the night before visiting the ruins. For most of the day, we walk along the railroad tracks. About an hour outside of town, we get our first glimpse of Machu Picchu.
It's the guards' tower, and it sits stately atop a cliff. From here, we can't see Wayna Picchu Mountain or any of the famous terraces, but this is definitely part of Machu Picchu city, and we can see it! Standing on the railroad tracks, low in this valley, slapping off mosquitoes-- we can see Machu Picchu!
It's finally starting to seem real!
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