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Incan wall in Cuzco
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Lots of bracelets, Cusco
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Alex at an old Inca wall in Cuzco
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Central Square, Cusco
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In the centre of Cusco
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Pedestrian zone in central Cusco
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People in Cusco
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Prep talk by our guide before starting the Salkantay Track in Mollepata
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Alex and Michael 'the butcher'
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Bomarea patacoensis
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On the first day we mainly followed a quiet dirt road out of Mollepata (2800m) climbing to Soray Pampa (3900m) beyond the end of the road
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Lunch stop, Salkantay Trek
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Wearing my Pachamama pendant
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Salkantay 6271m seen from Soray Pampa
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Salkantay before sunset
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The first night we camped at the foot of Nevado Tacarhuay 5428m and woke to this view.
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Salkantay the next morning
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Salkantay Pampa with the terminal moraine of a Salkantay glacier behind
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Rest stop on the way up to Salkantay Pass 4700m
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Caiaphora andina
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Salkantay
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Salkantay
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Climbing up to Salcantay Pass along the lateral moraine of a glacier on the right
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Abra Salkantay, the 4600m pass we crossed before dropping down to 2900m to spend the night in the cloud forest
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The team on Salkantay Pass at the foot of Salkantay
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The second night's camp site at 2900m
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The campsite's 'restaurant' also sold soft drinks and beer
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Cloud forest of the Amazon headwaters
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Getting ready for another big day
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Cloud forest
