8 Days hiking from Cachora to Machu Picchu

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May 21st 2005

Published: June 2nd 2005

Absolutley Spectacular 8 day hike from Cachora to Machu Picchu, passing through another important Incan site called Choquequirao. 6 gringos, 1 guide, 2 cooks, 5 mules, 1 horseman, 1 horsemans son, and 1 SHEEP HEAD!!
Es Bueno!!

Day 1
Cachora to Raqrama.

Day 2
Raqrama to Choquequirao.

Day 3
Choquequirao to Maizal.

Day 4
Maizal to Yanama.

Day 5
Yanama to Tatora.

Day 6
Tatora to Playa.

Day 7
Playa to Puente Ruinas.

Day 8
Machu Picchu.

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Day 4

The mules

Me, Cory, Brandon, John

Starting the Hike!

Good Views

Day 1

The group

The mules

The valley

Rest stop

Andrew and Paul

Drinking cane beer 7am!!

Me and Cory

A little rest

one of the caballos

Tired Gato!!

Lunch

1st August 2005

anonymous
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Nice
Very nice !

20th August 2005

Cesar Abanto Quijano
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Yanama
My mother was born in Yanama 69 years ago. I was born in Lima, both when i was a child i used to to go to Yanama. Yanama is a nice place if you love natural landscape, people is very friendly, specially with tourits. now a days i am 35 years old, and its 7 years since my last visit to Yanama.

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