The top of Dead Womans Pass 4250mts

Day 11 Inca Trail Day 2 trek Tres Predres to Chaquiqocha

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June 9th 2013
Day 2 Very, very tough day. The trail just kept going up and up. We climbed 900 metre to the top of Dead Womans pass. I thought that I might have been the dead woman found at the top. We didn´t stay long as I was feeling the altitude. Quite dizzy and I had a headache. The last Km to the top was very tough. I spent a lot of time stopping to look at the scenery. It was mainly steps. The way down wa ... 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