Manchu Picchu

August 9th
erica and i visted manchu picchu, which was amazing.
we woke up bright and early to catch our 650am train ride to the mountain. The ride up was really interesting, so interesting that i stayed awake most of the 4 hour ride there to see everything along the way. we got to see great views of cusco as we headed up the mountain. as we made our way i got the see the landscape evolve into the remote mountainous areas and the people who lived there. the tracks followed alongside a river for over half of the way. about 2 thrids of the way up we entered into the amazon jungle. i had never seen so many different types of plants.
once we finally get off the train we find our tour guide and eventually board the bus that takes us on a tiny dirt road of the side of the steep moutain to the top. we get off the bus and finally enter the gates to the city in the clouds. the views were breath taking. we saw a couple of llamas, not as many as i had hoped though. the tour of the ruins was really interesting, but my favorite part was the sun dial at the top of a pyramid ruin.
the sun dial was a astrological tool used by the ancient incas. it was consturcted with perfect compass coordinates. it also has the direction for true and magnetic north. the location where it sits is in the dead center of the andes mountains. Many sacred rituals and offering had been preformed on this structure. also the form was made to align the corners with the position of the sun during the winter and summer soltices. this place was very special and was a sink of positive energy. the energy admitted from this rock was very strong and i could feel it with my out streched hands. it feel magnetic, i felt a pulling and tingly sensation. at that moment, standing on top this mountain in the sky in the middle of the andes, i felt a deep connection with the earth, it was a truy amzing feeling and the highlight of my manchu picchu experience.