Honeymoon
Picchu “It’s really hard to get to, and when you get there the altItude wIll get you.” MoM
Sumaq is less than 20 minutes and you can spend your day taking in the historic sights. Food is a big part of our adventure. We learn to prepare Peruvian Ceviche and Peru’s flagship cocktail, the Pisco Sour at a cooking demonstration
before heading to Qunuq for a six-course degustation tasting meal. Qunuq creates innovative dishes with ancient Peruvian culinary traditions and exciting flavors. Salmon trout cubes, lamb shank and avocado risotto are menu standouts.
Finally, Machu Picchu. Early morning hikers head up Hiram Bingham Highway. We bought tickets days ago and were lucky to get some of the limited seats on the bus. We stand in line in the center of town on Av. Hermanos.
Machu Picchu is considered the heart of the Incan culture. Built with polished dry-stone walls, many buildings have been restored to their original glory. We join the crowds, go around a bend and see the first of many terraced fields. The landscape is simply breathtaking and quite unbelievable. Terraces were carved at different elevations so the Incans could grow crops at various temperatures; they seem to go on forever. Even though we are 7972 feet up, there are hills much higher; I see hikers on one of them. Our group entered at the main entrance. Those who made the four-day trek from Ollantaytamboenter the much higher Sun Gate. We
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