Ladies and Gentlemen, the Moment we´ve been waiting for....

It could easily be said that Machu Picchu is sold out to tourism. The masses que to be the first one to enter at 6:30 A.M. Come mid-morning there´s a line outside the cafe as tourists wait for their caffeine fix and a quick panini. The over-priced refreshments are situated next to the fine export shop selling baby alpaca and vacaña woolen fashion items for nothing less than $100, and located after that is the Machu Picchu hotel costing $1000 a night.

The excavation work Machu Picchu has received is so extensive, that the vast majority of what is seen today is not original. A work man who has been reconstructiong the site for 25 years told us only 30% is original Inca work.

But as you enter, as you witness the first golden glimmers of sun, majestically shine from behind the guarding mountains, as you observe the city, built in such a remote region, you cant help but be in awe, of what was first a vision, created and brought to a reality, by Peru's strongest civilisation.

And what we see today only helps us understand more details of their life, their strength and their beliefs.

The city takes its name from the mountain beside it, but it is Wayna Picchu which is in the typical photo of the city. It is possible to climb Wayna Picchu and from there see, that like every other Inca settlement, their construction symbolises an animal. Machu Picchu resembles the condor.

Wayna Picchu itself takes the shape of a human face peering up to the sky. Its peak being the nose, the chin- clearly visible to the left and the forehead and eye, further away from the city, to the right. Fascinating.

We spent a very happy day there. Morning is the best time, as birds fly around, before it gets too hot and more and more tourists arrive as the day goes on. To offer some variation to our photos we took a group of friendly finger puppets. Great fun.