View from Sayaqmarka (Day 2)

Inca Trail - 5 star hiking

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August 16th 2006
Day 1 Our group of 14 was up fairly early for the official weigh-in. We where allowed to handover up to 6.5 kgs of stuff to the porters and this was strictly enforced in the weigh-in, I took a minimum amount of things so easily made the cut. From there we got on the bus and departed for the starting point. Along the way we passed a lot of small hamlets. At one the owner was washing himself under ... 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