Hiking the Inca Trail in Peru to Machu Picchu

posted on August 1st, 2008 in Andes Mountains, Incas, Machu Picchu, The Inca Trail

A hiker on the Inca Trail, Peru

A hiker on the Inca Trail, Peru

(Note: the best advice I can offer readers for hiking the Inca trail is to book as early as possible–six months would be ideal–wear good shoes, be in good shape, and arrive in the Cuzco area as many days as possible to acclimatise yourself to the altitude. A week in the Andes before heading off is best and the better the shape you are in, the more you will enjoy the hike. By early March, 2008 the trail was booked through the entire summer–KM).

On the Inca Trail, Peru

Detroit Free Press

March 9, 2008

It can no longer be helped. The wetness creeps into my eyes like the condensation that shrouded our tent this morning…

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