I love Machu Picchu though I have never had the pleasure to go there. The last hidden bastion of the lost Incan Empire, not discovered for many years. Recently, the government had to seriously curtail the number of visitors because the sheer traffic was harming the site. We are all used to the nice fly-by panoramic picture of Machu Picchu, so when I saw this one I thought – maybe not. Seriously steep ancient crumbling stairs with no handrails, one slip and you roll down a steep stony cliff thousands of feet… When I was young and in the military I would have gone for it, but now with a half artificial leg, maybe not, or at least not that part.
Michael Bradley - Time Traveler 