| The Inca Trail: Start at 4.00am in the morning, 3 hours bus ride to the starting point over gravel streets at km 82. We have a tour guide: Otosatti. We are ready for a 4 day hike: Day 1: start at 2200m altitude to 3000m altitude in 10 km Day 2:12 km over the Dead Woman Pass (4200m), then descent for an hour. Day 3: Over another pass (3700m) then down over 2000 steps into the jungle to the last campsite at 2650m in 11 km Day 4: 9km towards Machupicchu, walking by watchtowers and the sungate. |
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| Our lodging for 3 cold nights. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| On top of the dead woman pass: it was foggy, strenuous, rewarding and a great workout. For the last 4 hours I was climbing uphill, 1000m. After about 10 steps I had to stop and catch my breath. |
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