Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu

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May 22nd 2009

Published: May 22nd 2009

Hello! I´m back in civilization (and the land of internet) after finishing our 4-day trek to Machu Picchu. It was absolutely incredible! We had such a good time. Our trek took us from Mollepata to Machu Picchu by way of the Salkantay Pass, which rises to 15,000 ft (or 4600m) before dropping into cloud forest on the other side of the pass and winding along several stunning valleys. We were ... Read Full Entry

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Robyn Liska

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My name is Robyn Liska and I graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. I spent my junior year abroad in Paris and studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (aka Sciences Po) studying international relations and sustainable development. I created this blogsite so that all of my family and friends could stay in touch with me and follow my adventures through Europe and beyond. Subsequent moves have taken me to Breckenridge, CO, Boston, MA and Washington, DC, so there is plenty to read about! Enjoy.... full info

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Rocky, muddy trail

A small cluster of houses

...3 hours walk from the next tiny village

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Night 2 camp

This is the village where we camped after the Salkantay Pass day. It's not accessible by road. The fields above it are mostly corn and are steeply terraced