{"id":4102,"date":"2016-07-20T20:34:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T19:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=4102"},"modified":"2016-07-20T20:34:15","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T19:34:15","slug":"2015-05-31-machu-picchu-55-wayna-picchu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/?p=4102","title":{"rendered":"2015-05-31: Machu Picchu (5\/5): Wayna Picchu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Huayna Picchu<\/h1>\n

Huayna Picchu is about 2720 meters above sea level which makes it around 360 meters higher than Machu Picchu. After signing in into a guest book, it is a steep climb up, and the relatively thin air wears one off quickly.<\/p>\n

The Inca build temples and terraces on its top which they connected with trails to Machu Picchu. They run up along the side of Huayna Picchu. Legend has it that the buildings on the top were inhabited by a high priest, and\u00a0 local virgins.<\/p>\n

The Temple of the moon is located on one side of the mountain at an elevation below that of Machu Picchu. It is believed that it once housed mummies. My schedule however did not allow to visit it.<\/p>\n

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Huayna Picchu from a distance<\/h2>\n
\"Machu<\/a>
Machu Picchu: Huayna Picchu and Urban\/ Industrial Complex<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Machu<\/a>
Machu Picchu: Huyana Picchu and City Buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Machu<\/a>
Machu Picchu: Huayna Picchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Machu<\/a>
Machu Picchu: Huayna Picchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Climbing Huayna Picchu<\/h2>\n
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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Down to the Base of Wayna Picchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: The Hill is barely visible in the Clouds — which saves one from discouragement \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Machu<\/a>
Machu Picchu: Steep Ascend to Wayna Picchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Machu Picchu: Wayna Picchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: People making the Strenuous Ascent to the Top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Wayna Picchu: The view wasn’t exactly perfect…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: The Summit is Close.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Wayna Picchu: Inside a Washing Machine the Visibility is probably better<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Myself at the Entrance of the Cave just Below the Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Wayna Picchu: Terraces near the Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Myself on top of Wayna Picchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Myself on top of Wayna Picchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Wayna Picchu: Massive Stone Plate Near the Summit — these things can be quite slippery when wet — and than it is a long way down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Crack on the Boulders to a Cave on the Summit and reflective bag pack in it (Actually the crack led to a little cave in which some fellow mountaineers took a rest)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Direction Signs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: House in Fog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Steep Steps Down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Comfy House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Down there somewhere is Macchu PIcchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Man Made Structures near the Summit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Hill top in the Clouds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: A Devious Step Here and it Goes DOWN DOWN DOWN ….<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Just Clouds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Steep Terraces<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"Wayna<\/a>
Wayna Picchu: Below the Coulds is Macchu Picchu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Huayna Picchu Huayna Picchu is about 2720 meters above sea level which makes it around 360 meters higher than Machu Picchu. After signing in into a guest book, it is a steep climb up, and the relatively thin air wears one off quickly. The Inca build temples and terraces on its top which they connected … Continue reading 2015-05-31: Machu Picchu (5\/5): Wayna Picchu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4102"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4237,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4102\/revisions\/4237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gloetzner.net\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}