Fire near the Inca Trail

Here is the view from our first campsite and you can see the fire damage on the hill. The fire was started about two weeks ago by a controlled burn that got out of control. It burned across the train tracks that lead to Machu Picchu and they almost had to cancel train trips. This could be devastating because the train is the only way to get to MP and the small town of Aguas Calientes at the base of MP relies on the train for all supplies. Thankfully they were able to extinguish the fire after a few days but not before it burned a large swath of the Urubamba River Valley.