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Day 28: Inca Trail Day 4 / Jul, 18
I don’t know what time I actually woke up, but it was before 3:25 a.m., because I could hear the marching of porters behind and in front of our tent — preparing food and water, I imagined. A few minutes later, there came the official half-whispered call outside our tent: “Buenos dias! Coca tea!” I’d […]
Day 27: Inca Trail Day 3 / Jul, 17
Today’s hike was only a half-day, and we rose late — 6 a.m. I heard a groan from a tent one or two down from us. “Every fiber of my body is hurting,” a voice said. I scanned my own body. So far, apart from desperately wanting a shower and a clean pair of jeans, […]
Day 25: Inca Trail Day 1 / Jul, 15
It still felt miles from sunrise as we arrived on Plaza Recocijo to meet the Llama Path guides and porters. And it was: Only 4:15 a.m., with sunrise expected around 6:30 or 7. Seth and I were among the first present, along with an Irish couple, Suzanne and Rory. The porters handed us steaming cups […]
Day 24: Cusco / Jul, 14
Seth and I spent the day exploring Cusco. It was a Sunday, and a lot of stuff was closed, including almost all the museums. That, along with the dreary weather, meant I was probably destined not to like this city quite as much as Puno or Arequipa. Still, it’s a remarkable place. The San Blas […]
Day 17: Arequipa I Love You / Jul, 07
Another travel-dominated day, one that would take me 1,600 miles from Santiago to Arequipa, Peru, where I’d begin the next chapter of my trip. My flight, operated by the Chilean airline Sky, hopscotched its way north, landing first in Antofagosta and then Arica, both cities in northern Chile surrounded by brown desert and mountains, before […]