Trilha Inca, Peru

The steps up to Sayaqmarka, taken after crossing the second pass, during day three.

Flora on the Inca Trail - another fiddlehead

Simon on the trail, Lluulluchayoc

These men in red carried all our camping gear and food, set it up, took it down and made sure that we were well fed.

Inca stairs - not the first and not the last!!

Porrters waiting to begin the trek. They have to go through permit checks and their bags weighed, making sure that it complies with the new maximum weight rules introduced by the government. Porters were often mistreated and made to carry ridiculous loads.

Ruins above steep hillside