trekkin in the andes

hola amigos,
well just want to say thanks to mis amigos and family who have left some comments. love it. the trip has been amazing. i just got back from a 7 day trekk in the andes and the things i have seen i have never even dreamed of. i wasnt expecting an intense trekk, but it really was. we climbed up to 5000 meters at one point. it was amazing. we saw some amazing glaciers, natural springs, and andean communities. it was wild. oh and one of our cooks gave me his peru soccer jersey which was awesome as well. he played on one of the top teams in lima and we swapped jerseys. i had a spain one that i bought for 3 bucks and he wanted to trade. i was happy about that trade. yesterday we got a little touristy and finished the trekk in machu pichhu. that was also amazing. the keep the ruins well preserved and minus the copius amounts of people it was just beautiful. i finished the afternoon by climbing machu picchu mountain that over looks all the riuns. it was a 2 hour hike with drop offs that were straight down. it was actually pretty scary sometimes but i made it safe and sound. the view was the best i have ever seen over looking the ruins and the surrounding mountains. there was no one else on the trail which surprised me so i was able to view the top without others which made it even more spectacular. it was a perfectly clear day with not one cloud so that made it even better. now i am back in cuzco and waiting to go river rafting tomorrow. that should be fun. tomorrow night lauren and i are heading to lake titicaka and then flying to the best beach and warm waters in peru, its called mancora. i am excited for it all. it will be nice to chill on a beach for a bit too. the weather here can get fairly cold at night sometimes dropping to around zero but the days get up to 25. pretty drastic changes. well i will update when i can. take care everyone. hope all is well.