To sum it up, the past four days have probably been the some of the most physically and mentally challenging, BUT also the most rewarding days I have experinced. I have just completed trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The Inca Trail is a series of paths in the Andean Mountains that Incans would have used to travel between different cities and towns. I took the traditional four day route starting at Km 82 and hiked 45 km to our end goal of Machu Picchu. What an AMAZING experience. We had a small group of five people - Kristina and I, and three Americans - Rick, Andrew and Justin. Along with that we had our guide, Auki, and six porters. At first we felt guilty for having so many porters who would be running along
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