Walks from Vilcabamba - Podocarpus National Park

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This was a guided trip from hostal. We were a group of 11 plus the guide which was clearly too many. We first went for an hour south in a car which was a beautiful ride. We then went into the forest. It was any of the official entry points to the National Park, so we didn’t have to pay the 10 USD entry fee. We went on a tiny, and mostly very steep and slippery jungle trail. It was quite strenuous to climb up and down on those muddy path and we were getting really dirty. We saw lots of beautiful orchids and bromeliads, but it was a shame that the group was so large, as it was difficult to hear anything that the guide explained.

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