Hello to all of my family and friends!

I can´t wait to get home! This has been an amazing trip. From the camp for the teens from the barrio to the ending of today! We spent the day at one of the New Wonders of the World. I don´t know how many of you have had a chance to watch the Travel Channel 1000 Places to See Before You Die. I saw the Machu Picchu segment before the trip. While it is an awe inspiring view from the show....nothing could match stepping foot on the ground of this ancient civilization.

Our group got on the train this morning at 7 a.m local time and made the trek up into the mountains and back down. Cuzco sits at about 11,000 feet....Machu Picchu is at about 8,000 feet. The sites going in where equally awesome....but not more than viewing this ancient Incan civilization first hand.

While we bused to the top...it wasn´t quite the top. I have never climbed and hiked so much. I had to have stopped four times on the way up just to catch my breath. We made it to the very top and then hiked up and down into the big grassy court yard and into where they say they royals were likely to live. The preciseness of the workmanship of buildings and walls is amazing and in the mountains non the less.

Tomorrow....back into the Sacred Valley...including a stop in Pisac. It is known for it´s large market and the trading of products.

Love to all!

Mitch