Anyone who's heard of Peru has had to have heard of the Inca Trail. After a 22 hour bus ride from Lima, we arrived in
Cusco for the four day/three night trek, leaving on 7 December. All up we walked between 45-50km and it was hard! I'd rolled my ankle the month before so had stopped doing regular physical activity and, coupled with the altitude (the highest we reached was about 4200 above sea level), I felt it! The good thing was that we were able to take our time and enjoy the amazing scenery which consisted of mountains and glaciers. We also learned a lot about the Inca civilization from our guide, Freddy, who worshipped the traditional Andean religion (he even asked that we
make an offering of coca leaves and rum to '
Pachamama', or 'Mother Earth'). We had many opportunities to see various Inca ruins along the way, many of which were amazingly intricate and intact. Unfortunately once we arrived in
Machu Picchu it was overcast, but we were still able to get some good pics once it cleared. I'd definitely recommend a trip to Peru for this, but it's not for the faint hearted!
Anyone who's heard of Peru has had to have heard of the Inca Trail. After a 22 hour bus ride from Lima, we arrived in Cusco for the four day/three night trek, leaving on 7 December. All up we walked between 45-50km and it was hard! I'd rolled my ankle the month before so had stopped doing regular physical activity and, coupled with the altitude (the highest we reached was about 4200 above sea level), I felt it! The good thing was that we were able to take our time and enjoy the amazing scenery which consisted of mountains and glaciers. We also learned a lot about the Inca civilization from our guide, Freddy, who worshipped the traditional Andean religion (he even asked that we 
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Pumped about your blog! It looks fantastic. Make sure you get some vids up. Love, James.
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