Steve and Edwin the guide

The raddest trek EVER

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May 15th 2009
“Oh right, you’re doing the Salkantay trek..? That’s tough!” Was the response everyone gave us when we told them we weren’t doing the Inca trail but an alternative instead. We’d found out in Brazil that the Inca trail was full until July (!!!) and that you need to be booking about 4 months in advance and not the 6 weeks we had thought. Having initially felt pretty gutted about this we ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Salkantay Trail

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more