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Day 60 - Following the Inca Trail

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May 21st 2010
After a 6am start, we caught a bus to kilometre 81 where we met our assistant guide Rody and dropped our stuff with our team of 21 (!) porters for the next few days. Each person is allowed 6kg weight as well as their day pack, pushed right to the limit but some of the group. While we thinking our 5kg day bags might be heavy, the porters were each loaded up to their limit of 24kg, packed into the l ... 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