Today we checked out from our hostel at 9am (standard Peruvian checkout time) and walked half an hour towards Machu Picchu to the Mariposa House (butterfly house)
We were amazed at the beauty and elegance of the many 'owl' butterflies whose colouring mimic owls on their back, but have beautiful blue colouring on the inside. Dave was impressed at the first-hand examples of the species that he has taught about in biology.
Our guide showed us the eggs and caccoons that are nestled beneath the large leaves of the plants so we could understand the full cycle of life.
Equally awesome was the hidden path at the edge of the sanctuary that lead to the Urubamba river that we rafted on a few days ago. At the top right of the photo you can see Machu Picchu. We sat on these rocks for quite some time just enjoying the peace and quiet. It's pretty humbling to sit in the valley between such enormous mountain ranges.
There was even a rusted out old bus on the property!!
Some of our most astute readers have noticed a bit of a bump under Saje's shirt in some photos. We enjoy a good "is she or isn't she?" celebrity bump watch like the rest of you.
To help with the "did she just have a big cheeseburger for lunch" questions, we have the following to say. We do not have an announcement to make. These are our passports.
We then checked out the Machu Picchu museum to learn more about the installation, architecture and history of he Inca. This guy was keeping guard of the men's bathroom. Thankfully C didn't notice until I showed him the photo outside the museum!
Then, arguably the best part of C's day, the train ride back to Cusco. Apparently the upscale train was the one that fit in to the tour schedule so we travelled in style! We even got pizza!
It was great to arrive back at Cusco and even better to get our same rooms back at the hotel. It wasn't enough though. C has had enough. The constant transitions through the last few days were too much for our sweet little man. The stimming and such picked up through the day and culminated in a lot of tears in the evening and sleeping with me overnight. He's done with change and wants to go home.
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