Meeting the porters

The Inca Trail - Day 2

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July 13th 2008
Gonzalo woke us up early today with a coca tea, the porters had made us breakfast. Again there was loads of food but we had a big day ahead of us we needed the energy! We packed our stuff up and left our duffle bags at the campsite. Before we left we met all the porters, we had 16 in total, a chef, assistant chef, head porter, waiter and 12 general porters. They each introduced themselves in Spani ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

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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