Dead woman's pass

Inca Trail - Day 2 Dead Woman's Pass

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March 29th 2007
I think we got up at around 5:00am. It was raining, cold and miserable but our spirits were still high. Roberto pointed out to us the Dead Woman's Pass, the highest point where we would pass through today at some 4200m. It wasn't named as such because some woman died there but rather the overall terrain is shaped like a woman lying on her back. My poncho came in handy again as the rain came do ... read more

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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