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Mt. Salkantay

C: 5 Days of Grime and Laughter

June 16th 2006
Well, what do I say, the past few days were awesome. Not only because of the trek I was on but more importantly the people and the experience. Sunday started with a 4:30AM pick-up at the hostal that continued around town to pick up my fellow traveling companions--Tareq, a 24 y.o. originally from Kuwait and more recently New York whos travelling for the next 6+ months. He reminded me of Mike Joh ... read more
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