Trekking through the snow

Salkantay Trail to Machu Pichu

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February 1st 2009
The last 5 days were the most physically challenging of my life to date! I was picked up from my hostel on day 1 at 4.30am and we drove out to the start of our trail. This was about 2 hours in the van. We had breakfast and our group of 11 started to become aquainted. We had 3 young brazillian guys age 18/19, 1 Colombian lady who celebrated her 50th birthday while we were there, an engaged c ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Salkantay 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