PeruRail, you rile me
PeruRail is the most expensive way to travel in South America outside of a helicopter. In fact, you could almost hire a private plane for the price of some of their tickets from Cusco to Aguas Calientes.
I tried to stop them from ripping off gringos, but as you can see, failed miserably. There is no other transportation option to get to Machu Picchu, those train-running rats!
Ironically, this picture was snapped just 10 minutes before our actual train was set to depart. This was where our arriving train had dropped us off the day before, but of course, this was some sort of decoy train meant to confuse and rile tourists. Our actual, departing, train was a 10 minute run down the track from where you are looking right now. There was a funny moment indeed when we asked the conductor, who was equally surprised that we tried to get on his clearly not-departing train.
We bolted for our leaving train, and heard the classic train whistle. With no regard for safety, I flew down the stairs screaming espera, espera (wait!) until the nice men at the gate started blowing whistles and put their hands up in an "X", apparently the international sign for stop the damned train the gringos have fallen for the decoy train again.
Luckily, no conductors where hurt in this incident, and after a half hour, I stopped sweating and enjoyed the rest of my 2 hour, $32 train ride back to Ollantaytambo.
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I don't know man. Yes the train ride to Aquas Calientes was expensive but when I found out what the travel agency charged us ($100) for tickets that cost less than $32 I really got mad. I won't even mention what they charged us for the Andean Explorer from Cusco to Puno (first class). But it was worth it. And yes, flying would have been cheaper but less interesting.
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MAN DONT BE SAYIN THAT BOUT THE PERUVIAN PEOPLE!IM PERUVIAN MAN DONT SAY THAT SHIT"THOSE TRAIN RUNNIN RATS!!
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