Another 4:45am alarm bell goes off, the destination – the same as yesterday at dusk, hoping to get some clearer light to do justice to the spectacular sight of the Pisac Ruins. 25 Sols pays for a taxi one way to the top and you can walk back down to the village of Pisac from, one of the most beautiful walks I’ve done in a long time.

After waiting for around an hour the sun finally began to burn through the clouds, lighting the distant mountains and hillsides, I used the Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 to get in tight on these far away patches of light, with a polariser filter helping to add contrast to the sky and retain clarity through the haze. From there I wondered along the path, stopping further down to shoot the ruins. A beautifully tranquil morning – in the 3 or 4 hours up there I only say a couple of people!

View from Inca Citadel of Pisac Ruins, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Peru

View from Inca Citadel of Pisac Ruins, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Peru

View from Inca Citadel of Pisac Ruins, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Peru

View from Inca Citadel of Pisac Ruins, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Peru

View from Inca Citadel of Pisac Ruins and traditional terraced fields, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Peru

View from Inca Citadel of Pisac Ruins, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Peru

View from Inca Citadel of Pisac Ruins, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Peru

View from Inca Citadel of Pisac Ruins, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Peru

Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley, Peru