Aguas Calientes: Part 2

Rachelle, Melissa's friend, made a great observation about Aguas Calientes - there were no cars in the town. I can't believe I didn't even notice it, but barring the busses to get to Machu Picchu and a few construction vehicles, there were zero cars in the entire town. In my last post I commented on the restore feel of the town, the lack of cars or motorbikes was a huge contributor to that feeling for sure.

I realize that 99% of my picture of Aguas Calientes and Machu Picchu are on my camera, not my phone, which means that until I return to the US I can't post much. However, here are a few that Melissa shared with me.

 

Here are the hot springs. The one in the middle was the largest and the hottest, and smelled sufficiently of sulphur. 

 

This is us walking out, but you can get a sense from this picture how the pools were set back from the city that took a bit of a walk to get to. It was pretty great through because the location made it more relaxing and serene, even with that many people in the pools.