Unusual Routes

The path to Machu Picchu was not always a straight one.  We hiked up and down hills, trekked on paths and off, and crossed many bridges, swinging and otherwise, across the rivers.

Perhaps our most unusual form of crossing, however, was the manual cable car.  As a result of a recent landslide, our planned path was not safe to use.  As such, we each crawled into an open box hanging on cables high above the rushing water below.  Although the system could carry up to half a tonne, we each decided to go across separately.  Sitting as still (and lightly) as possible in the contraption as the men pulled it across, most counted the seconds until making it to the other side.