Machu Pichu
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Chesapeake Semester students armed with water bottles and headlamps woke up at 3:30 a.m. to hike up to Machu Picchu to get the limited access passes to Wanya Picchu, the sacred peak above Machu Picchu.
After a long morning, Paige Sanford ’12, Kathy Thornton ’13, and Danielle Crystal ’12 sit on the terraces overlooking Machu Picchu as the sun rises and brightens the ancient city.
Mike Hardesty ’05
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Traversing Peru from West to East: The Chesapeake Semester team has gone from the desert coast at Punta San Juan by bus to the Upper Andes in Cusco by plane, to the Cloud Forests of Machu Picchu by train and foot. Now they arrive by plane and boat to the Amazonian jungles of Tambopata National Reserve for a three night stay. -
The Chesapeake Semester team was fortunate to visit Machu Picchu on the 100th anniversary of the re-discovery of this sacred Incan city. -
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