Ramblers Association - Monklands Group
Liz Hunt's Machu Picchu Challenge
Club member Liz Hunt undertook a trek to Machu Picchu, Peru in April 2011 to raise funds for St. Andrew's Hospice, Airdrie.
Donations to support Liz's efforts can be made by clicking here.
See below for an account of Liz's adventure.....
UPDATE - TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Liz has provided a link to a YouTube video of her Peruvian adventure HERE.
UPDATE - FRIDAY, 15 APRIL 2011
Liz has provided a link to more pictures of her Peruvian adventure HERE.
Fig. 14 - Machu Picchu - Sun. 10 April 2011
Liz writes at 9.20pm Peru time Sunday, 10 April 2011 (3.20am UK time Monday, 11 April 2011) : "....and finally we arrive at Machu Picchu! Amazing!"
Fig. 13 - Machu Picchu - Sun. 10 April 2011
Liz writes at 9.20pm Peru time Sunday, 10 April 2011 (3.20am UK time Monday, 11 April 2011) : "....one of the wonders of the world."
Fig. 12 - In Ollantaytambo with the ruins of an Inca temple devoted to Mother Earth visible in the background - Sat. 9 April 2011
Liz writes at 2.45pm Peru time (8.45pm UK time) Saturday, 9 April 2011 : "....we have had 4 days of hard trekking through the Andes over several passes
- the highest being over 4500m. We have had plenty of rain and adventures and have seen how the Andean people live and farm at these heights."
Fig. 11 - Looking down to the terraces near Ollantaytambo - Sat. 9 April 2011
Fig. 10 - Coming down to Ollantaytambo - Sat. 9 April 2011
Liz writes at 10am Peru time (4pm UK time) Saturday, 9 April 2011 : "....coming down to Ollantaytambo. Machu Picchu tomorrow. Has been a very hard few days!"
Fig. 9 - On the trek to Machu Picchu : walking through canyon on an ancient Inca trail - Weds. 6 April 2011
Fig. 8 - At Tambomachy Temple, Peru - Tues. 5 April 2011
Liz writes at 4.20pm Peru time (10.20pm UK time) Tuesday, 5 April 2011 : "....Tambomachy temple dedicated to the source of life - water. At 3700m above sea level"
Fig. 7 - At Saqsaywaman, Peru - Tues. 5 April 2011
Liz writes at 10.30am Peru time (4.30pm UK time) Tuesday, 5 April 2011 : "....the quarry for the stone was 27 miles away and the heaviest stone is over 300 tons!
They now believe the ruins were a temple to the sun."
Fig. 6 - At Saqsaywaman, Peru - Tues. 5 April 2011
Liz writes at 9.45am Peru time (3.45pm UK time) Tuesday, 5 April 2011 : "....the stones were placed by hand and fit perfectly."
Fig. 5 - At Saqsaywaman - an Inca fortress above Cusco, Peru - Tues. 5 April 2011
Fig. 4 - Cusco Cathedral, Peru - Mon. 4 April 2011
Fig. 3 - Coca tea to help with the altitude - Mon. 4 April 2011
Fig. 2 - Hotel at Cusco, Peru - Mon. 4 April 2011
Fig. 1 - Arrival at Lima, Peru - Mon. 4 April 2011
Liz writes at 7.15am Peru time (1.15pm UK time) Monday, 4 April 2011 : "....arrived at Lima after a very long flight. Fly to Cusco this morning. Very warm here. X"
Last updated on 24 May 2011.
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