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The start of the Inca Trail. You get a passport stamp here that you can't get anywhere else, totally worth it.
Phuyupatamarca
Amazing site viewable from an early stop along the hike.
A 'jungle' river high up in the mountains. The Inca Trail goes through far more ecosystems than you'd belive.
More stairs... you'd think that going down stairs would be better than climbing up them. You'd be wrong.
A view down at a site we'd be visiting in a few hours, since that's how far away it was...
Intipata (I think)
Winay Wayna
Machu Picchu
That stonework hhnnngggggg
More Machu Picchu
Llama Tax
KWulfjager
The place is amazing, but the toilets are terrifying. Never before have I dug so many cat-holes.
JustAnIdiotOnImgur
These are amazing!
mynameisntfuckinwarren
Are there bathroom along the way, or do you just hustle into the bushes and squap out a dook?
Moxteth
There are bathrooms at specific locations but... the term 'pop a squat'? Yeah, after 15 miles of stairs they want you to squat over a hole..
snickerwicket
so how many dooks did you squap
Moxteth
So... don't drink the water. They tell you that. Listen. Yeah... ever feel like Niagra Falls was coming out your backside?
thislifeyo
Did this, chewed a bunch of cacao leaves and laughed at people looking for inca gold on the side of the trail. Seriously.
Moxteth
Cacao leaves and 'condor piss', it's what made it happen.
thislifeyo
For real though, sherpas made it happen.
Moxteth
Dude. Anyone who says "I'll carry my own sh**." has ZERO idea of what it's like. Just let them carry everything.
thislifeyo
Yeah, those guys are nuts, I did a ton of ruckin in the army and thought of them often when I was discouraged.