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Our 50 mile hike to Machu Picchu

April 22nd 2010
The Salkantay Trek, is also known as the New Inca Trail but its a day longer and much, much harder. We covered 50 miles and climbed 4000 meters. It is also a lot quieter than the Inka trail, the Inka trail currently has 500 people per day on the trail, we saw a maximum of 10 other trekkers throughout the whole 5 days. We booked on the 5 day Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu and it really was a h ... read more
South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

Peruvian Flag 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
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