Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu speaks for itself, perched on the top of a steep mountain, in the clouds. There are different theories about why the Incas went to such incredible effort to carve terraces out of sheer drops and cliffs and create a city in the sky. Who knows, but it truly is magnificent.

Note: At one point we hiked to a place called the Inca Bridge. You can't tell from the photo, but we were walking along a narrow Inca trail that in parts was carved right into the cliff, with a sheer drop on one side of thousands of feet. You can see Addison and I holding on to a rope as we walk to the bridge, which is located to the right in the photo. It was recently reconstructed, and looks like it could have been used as a draw bridge.