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Photos from my 4-day Inca Trail trek in the Sacred Valley of Peru. Read my story of the Trail here.

Inca Trail When the traveler on his first visit to Cusco raises his eyes and looks up at the clean and fluffy sky his doubts disappear: To days great adventure is to follow in the footsteps of the ancient dwellers of the Inca Empire. Why invest up to four days trekking on steep paths to reach the old citadel of Machu Picchu, if there is a railroad that can take you there in comfort in only six hours? Only the experience itself can supply the answer. Inca Trail

www.inca-trail-peru.net/

Day 1 on the Inka Trail

 

Ayapata Campsite - Day 1

At the summit of the second pass (3998 m). Section: Runkuraqay to Wiñay Wayna.

Strando after the long damned climb up to the first past, Inca Trail

Arty through-the-window shot at Sayajmarca

Hiking to the first pass. Fellow hikers Scott and Rhodes.

Inca Trail When the traveler on his first visit to Cusco raises his eyes and looks up at the clean and fluffy sky his doubts disappear: To days great adventure is to follow in the footsteps of the ancient dwellers of the Inca Empire. Why invest up to four days trekking on steep paths to reach the old citadel of Machu Picchu, if there is a railroad that can take you there in comfort in only six hours? Only the experience itself can supply the answer. Inca Trail

www.inca-trail-peru.net/

The first lunch on the Inca Trail Day . Are we spoiled or what?

ruins (like everything will eventually be)

www.sapadventures.net/ The Inca Trail is a magnificent, well preserved Inca Trail route which connects Machu Picchu with what once were other regions of the Inca Empire, and today it is one of the world’s most popular treks. This four-day walk goes from the highlands of 4,200mts and down through the cloud forests to finally arrive at Machu Picchu - 2,380mts

From left: Anton, Richard, Greg, Ivo (!), Corey, Alistair, Barrett (Tian and Wolfgang were on their way). Front: our guide, Javier

Inca ruins on the Inca Trail Day 1

Inca Trail, with the ruins of Sayajmarca

I think that's the dead woman's nipple near my head.

Approach to Wiñay Wayna. Section: Runkuraqay to Wiñay Wayna.

Intipata Ruins, the place of the Sun. This site is one of the less known of the whole Inca Trail, because you can’t see it at first sight.

 

The Intipata Ruins is located at 2800 meters above the sea level, near to the Machu Picchu Sanctuary. When you walk along the Inca trail, you might miss that place, because you cannot see in his whole splendor, has a big size and impressive presence. It said that these constructions were connected with the Machu Picchu Sanctuary, maybe because these platforms were the place of the products that the Inca elite used all along the year, and also they were connected because this is one of the main Inca ideology, maintain the balance between the nature and the sacred places.

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