Great TR. Looking forward to reading more. It brings back memories of my visit last year. Getting to Machu Picchu independently with the combination of plane, bus, train, taxi, foot and any other means of transport (not necesarily in that order) is really for the intrepid traveler. But totally worth it. Then there's the landing into CUZ, on the best of days, hair-raising. I guess approaching in fog you did not see the mountains an armslength away from the window. Did you try coca tea to ease altitude sickness?