Our first ‘family photo’ as we got ready to start our trek.  I was the oldest, by far, of the group.  The next oldest was 34 and the average age was probably about 23.  We were divided into two groups for the guides.  The four young men standing on the left side of the picture were my ‘English speaking’ companions – they were from Holland – and the rest fell into the Spanish speaking category.  They were from Peru, Venezuela, and Argentina.  I was a little nervous since the group was so young, but I could not have had better trekking companions – an absolutely great group!