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Inca Trail

Andes Mountains, Cusco, Peru

Featured Review : Maybe because of its fame, I wasn’t expecting much of the Inca Trail. An intricate network of thirty thousand kilometers of trails connected the corners of the Inca Empire, from Colombia to Chile. "Corners" is the correc...See Full Review

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Inca Trail Reviews

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Trekking Out the Inca Trail

  • 1 out of 5 stars by SeenThat from Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
  • February 28, 2011
Trekking Out the Inca Trail
Quote: Maybe because of its fame, I wasn’t expecting much of the Inca Trail. An intricate network of thirty thousand kilometers of trails connected the corners of the Inca Empire, from Colombia to Chile. "Corners" is the correct word, despite the territory... Read the full Inca Trail review

From journal Peru without Machu Picchu

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On the Beaten Path

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Niiko from Andújar, Spain
  • January 25, 2010
Quote: ~ Tourism & Machu Picchu ~ As stoutly as the Inca Empire was able to resist the advancing Spaniards, the influx of tourism has proved rather more difficult to hold back. That's not to say Peru wants to discourage tourists, far from it - although... Read the full Inca Trail review

From journal Snow, Stairs and Soroche; Heart of the Inca Empire

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Inca Trail (Part 2) - Iconic Hiking Trail

  • 5 out of 5 stars by beckyX from Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • November 15, 2009
Inca Trail (Part 2) - Iconic Hiking Trail
Quote: ...Part two of the Inca trail. Part 1 covered background of the trail, plus a general review of some of the experience. Part 2 continues with a day by day review.===The first day - 6km, flat===On our first day, we set off walking right after a full... Read the full Inca Trail review

From journal Peru Travels

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Iconic Hiking Trail (part 1)

  • 5 out of 5 stars by beckyX from Cambridge, United Kingdom
  • November 15, 2009
Iconic Hiking Trail (part 1)
Quote: During the peak of the Inca Empire, many steep paved routes were built as a system of highways throughout the empire for the chasqui runners of its ruler (the eponymous Inca) to travel on. If people mention "the" Inca trail, they are referring to... Read the full Inca Trail review

From journal Peru Travels

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4 day Inca Trail

  • 5 out of 5 stars by carrobers from hollywood, Florida
  • July 20, 2007
Quote: - The Inca Trail -Now, only five of our group of 12 were hiking the trail: myself, two Australian girls, and an Irish couple, and of course our guide. There were 11 porters to carry our tents food and overnight bags (we only carried our day packs.... Read the full Inca Trail review

From journal Awesome Machu Pichuu

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Inca Trail - Basics

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • August 29, 2006
Inca Trail - Basics
Quote: The Peruvian authorities are extremely concerned about protecting the integrity of the Inca Trail, and for good reason. The number of people who use it annually create a very great risk of degrading the trail and creating erosion. As a result since... Read the full Inca Trail review

From journal The City in the Clouds

Inca Trail - Day 2

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • August 29, 2006
Inca Trail - Day 2
Quote: Day Two was always going to be the killer. Huayllabamba campsite is at 2950m above sea-level. That evening’s campsite at Pacamayu would be at 3600m. But first there was the small matter of Warmiwanusca, the 4200m-tall ‘Dead Woman Pass’, to negotiate... Read the full Inca Trail review

From journal The City in the Clouds

Inca Trail - Day 3

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • August 29, 2006
Inca Trail - Day 3
Quote: After the slog of Dead Woman Pass, Day Three was a treat. We woke to see dawn sparkling gold on the clouds in the valley below us, leaving us feeling that we were truly on top of the world. We started off with another hard climb for an hour or so,... Read the full Inca Trail review

From journal The City in the Clouds

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Inca Trail - Day 1

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • August 29, 2006
Inca Trail - Day 1
Quote: We were woken at an unfeasibly early hour at our hotel in Cuzco. Onto our coach and out through the shanty-towns, and into the Andes. We snoozed or got to know our hiking companions. Julio, our twinkly-eyed guide provided conversation for anyone who... Read the full Inca Trail review

From journal The City in the Clouds

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The Inca Trail - Day 3

  • 5 out of 5 stars by Liam Hetherington from Manchester, United Kingdom
  • August 24, 2006
The Inca Trail - Day 3
Quote: After the slog of Dead Woman Pass, Day Three was a treat. We woke to see dawn sparkling gold on the clouds in the valley below us, leaving us feeling that we were truly on top of the world. We started off with another hard climb for an hour or so,... Read the full Inca Trail review

From journal Cusco - The Navel of the World