We met the rest of the group at 9am and took off for our bus ride to Moras & Moray, 2 separate terrace/irrigation sites that displayed circular terraces with free floating stone steps allowing for movement between the different layers.
We also went to a salt mine where families owned around 10 different pools which they filled once a week with salty water from the mountain. Evaporation slowly took away the water and left about 15cm of salt every few months.
A hike down from the salt mines took us to lunch, an impressive looking buffet with tasty garlic bread and guacamole but so-so entrees and desserts. After eating we found more llamas and a talking Macaw that greeted us with ‘Hola!’ and ‘What’s up?’ Post-eating we drove back to Ollatambo that we had visited a week before the frantically food shopped for the next day’s hike.
I purchased a yogurt drink, apples, bread, avocadoes and some churros for right then to go along with the bananas and cookies that I already had. We got on the Machu Picchu Train to go to Aqua Calientes, the closest town, and arrived at 9pm to see the other half of our group.
Sleep at 10pm to prepare for the next day’s 2:40am wake up time!
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