Preview of Weaselsontour'sblog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Cuzco, Peru Entry Title: "Inca Trail" Entry: "Day One Up at 6.00am for our pick up that was an hour late, we headed via bus to Ollantayambo, a small village close to the start for the Inca Trail. We stopped here long enough for a coffee, mooch around the square then picked up our porters and tents etc. Back on the bus, we arrived at Kilometer 82 half an hour later for lunch where we were introduced to our guide George (from Peru) and fellow Inca Trail trekker Simon, from Surrey. At around 1pm we started walking and headed for the gateway to the Inca Trail (a small foot suspension bridge over the raging Urubamba River) it was a pretty easy walk - things were looking good. After crossing the bridge, George informed us of our route - straight up and through the mountains that loomed above us engulfed in thick cloud cover.....it was going to be tough. The trail was beautiful. We ascended quickly above the river, then the trail leveled out. We walked through fields of cactus's´s, Alpine passes and meadows. A few hours in, we came across our first ruins - halfway houses used as overnight stopovers by the Incas, a large fort and a small village below with incredible terraces and religious buildings. At around 5pm we arrived at Wayllabamba, our campsite for the night at 2650m. It was in a ...
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