Huayna Picchu, Peru
At an elevation of nearly 9,000 feet, the view from atop this peak,
which towers over the 15th-century ruins of Machu Picchu, is
breathtaking in a number of ways. A steep, slippery climb to this rocky
summit is a nerve-racking effort—one instantly rewarded with a panoramic
perspective of the Urubamba River Valley and the famed city of the
Inca. But what to eat? Certainly not a complicated dish of roasted cuy (guinea pig)...
