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Without his encouragement and teaching, I don’t know if I would have made it.  He taught me the value of conserving my energy and encouraged me to go slow and steady, always reminding me that I could do it.  THANK … Continue reading →

The Sun Gate at MachuPicchu

This is the national drink of Peru – on the last night, 15 of us – the trekkers 13 and the guides 2 – passed the bottle around and had shots from the cap accompanied by a lot of good … Continue reading →

This turned out dark because my flash did not work, but this is the whole group with porters.  The only ones missing are our guides, Ramiro and Willy who were taking the pictures.  This was taken when we honored our … Continue reading →

The last major ruins along the trail.  Our last campsite was near here.  We arrived early so we could get some rest.  We were up by 0300 the next morning so we could be first at the checkpoint which was … Continue reading →

This site had religious significance and was built to imitate the shape of the mountain.

This is Ramiro giving us a talk…in the background you can see Willy, the guide for the Spanish speaking group, giving the same talk to the rest of our trekking family.  The history they provided us along the way was … Continue reading →