If you’re visiting Machu Picchu, you can either take a daytrip from Cusco using PeruRail or you can overnight in Aguas Calientes. I chose an overnight at Machupicchu Eco Inn so that I could enjoy Machu Picchu at dawn.
Overlooking the train tracks
View from the bridge over Rio Urubamba
Leaving the train station
On one of their many bridges
Rio Urubamba
Local soccer field
As you can imagine, Aguas Calientes is a touristy town with plenty of souvenirs to buy at Mercado Artesenal. I felt confident buying a few items from Munay when the vendor used a lighter to prove the Alpaca fiber wasn’t synthetic.
Even though the path leading to Baños Termales (Thermal Baths, the city’s main attraction) is all uphill, it’s worth the hike!
