We decide to visit the famous site of Macchu Picchu. Arabed, marina's nephew comes with us. Today, it is very expensive to visit Machu Picchu. We have to use a train ... This company is british and managed by chilean. They are in a monopolistic situation, so the prices are crazy. It is possible to by-pass the train but there are a lot of constraints. With the children and as it is the raining season we decide to take the train in Ollantaytambo. We stay there for one night.

Ollantaytambo is the old fortress which looked for the way of the Machu Picchu.

We arrive in Agua Calientes for one night before to visit Machu Picchu. The site has been discovered in 1911 by the american Hiram Bingham. Agua Calientes is situated just at the feet of the Machu Picchu mountain.

Daniel leaves during the night in order to be able to see the site without the tourists ( every day between 2000 and 3000 tourists visit the Machu Picchu ). He discovers nearly alone the fantastic ruins. It is the raining season and ... it rains. The visibility is poor but the spectacle is even greater  ...

At 9 am, Catherine and the children arrive. The rain stops and the visibility becomes better. The site is splendid. The city is on the top of a mountain with terraces built around a main square and linked together with stairs. All around we can see other mountains and a river flowing to the Amazonia ...

The lost city of Machu Picchu is really incredible. Pizzaro has looked for it many years without being able to find it ... It is still a mysterious city ... As the inca civilisation, the Machu Picchu has not yet revealed all its secrets ...

When the visit is ended, we are all tired ...