May 2016 - The Incal Trail

This is part 2 of 2 of pictures from the Inca Trail. Pictures from the first two days are here. This gallery is from days 3 and 4, in which we saw some awesome Inca ruins, did a lot of hiking, and ultimately arrived at Machu Picchu (which you can see here). At the bottom is a video from the Runkurakay pass (13,035 feet).

The first ruins of a day full of ruins
The first ruins of a day full of ruins
	The ruins from above - a really cool structure	A tufted tit-tyrant
	The ruins from above - a really cool structure	A tufted tit-tyrant
A pristine mountain lake
A pristine mountain lake
Hanging out at the Runkurakay pass	The Inca trail	Glaciers on the other side of the pass
Hanging out at the Runkurakay pass	The Inca trail	Glaciers on the other side of the pass
The next set of ruins on the trail	Sayaqmarka ruins	Sayaqmarka
The next set of ruins on the trail	Sayaqmarka ruins	Sayaqmarka
		The altar
		The altar
Architecture inspired by the mountains
Architecture inspired by the mountains
Above the clouds
Above the clouds
Sayaqmarka sprawling down the mountain	Heading down from Sayaqmarka	A smaller set of ruins down the hill
Sayaqmarka sprawling down the mountain	Heading down from Sayaqmarka	A smaller set of ruins down the hill
Sayaqmarka from below	A rufous-collared sparrow caught mid-song	An unidentified yellow bird
Sayaqmarka from below	A rufous-collared sparrow caught mid-song	An unidentified yellow bird
Yet more stairs
Yet more stairs
Hiking through a tunnel	A distant waterfall	A great thrush
Hiking through a tunnel	A distant waterfall	A great thrush
Hiking along		Hiking in the tops of the mountains
Hiking along		Hiking in the tops of the mountains
A llama hanging out at the next pass	Made it to the pass
A llama hanging out at the next pass	Made it to the pass
Our first ever llama selfie	A mountain caracara on a flyby	Mountain caracara
Our first ever llama selfie	A mountain caracara on a flyby	Mountain caracara
	The Phuyupatamarca ruins down below	Phuyupatamarca
	The Phuyupatamarca ruins down below	Phuyupatamarca
Layered like a wedding cake	Working our way down
Layered like a wedding cake	Working our way down
	Working our way down miles of steep stairs	A staircase cut straight into the rock
	Working our way down miles of steep stairs	A staircase cut straight into the rock
The guinea pig rock		Continuing the hike down from the pass
The guinea pig rock		Continuing the hike down from the pass
An unidentified orange and black bird off the trail	Machu Picchu mountain	The enormous terraces of Wiñawayna
An unidentified orange and black bird off the trail	Machu Picchu mountain	The enormous terraces of Wiñawayna
A black-crested warbler	Black-crested warbler	Arrived at Wiñawayna
A black-crested warbler	Black-crested warbler	Arrived at Wiñawayna
	Llamas hanging out at Wiñawayna
	Llamas hanging out at Wiñawayna
Posing with the llamas	Llama selfie!	Working our way down the terraces as night falls
Posing with the llamas	Llama selfie!	Working our way down the terraces as night falls
Waiting in the early morning for the last leg of the trail to open	One last steep set of stairs	The sun rising over the sun gate
Waiting in the early morning for the last leg of the trail to open	One last steep set of stairs	The sun rising over the sun gate
And at last we see Machu Picchu
And at last we see Machu Picchu
	In the middle of the mountains	The whole group
	In the middle of the mountains	The whole group
Light filling the valley	An unidentified yellow bird	A saffron-crowned tanager
Light filling the valley	An unidentified yellow bird	A saffron-crowned tanager
Machu Picchu and flowers	A giant wood quail up in the tree	A sierran elaenia
Machu Picchu and flowers	A giant wood quail up in the tree	A sierran elaenia
A pair of blue-and-white swallows courting
A pair of blue-and-white swallows courting
The end of the Inca trail: Machu Picchu
The end of the Inca trail: Machu Picchu