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\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nYesterday the team traveled the rugged traverse of the ridge and visited the archeological sites of Runkuracay, Sayacmarca, and Phuyupatamarca en route to the 3rd camp at Winayhuayna (11,930′).<\/p>\n
This morning the team was up early with headlamps on the trail, in order to reach the Sun Gate at dawn!\u00a0 Dropping down further they toured the Machu Picchu Citadel, before descending by bus\u00a0 to the hotel in Aguas Calientes (6,724′) for showers, a nice lunch, and some rest.\u00a0 Tomorrow the team will go back up to Machu Picchu to climb the small peak of Waynapicchu (8,835′) in the morning, before they catch the train back to Cusco in the afternoon. \u00a0Well done team, you survived the Inca Trail!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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