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Day 11:Array - © viventura (Photo by our guide Omar)

Local community

meals

Thursday

Cuzco - Capachica

Today, we'll leave Cuzco and travel through the high planes of Capachica.

In the evening, we'll visit a local community where we will enjoy an evening meal and sleep until the following day. The experience will be very humble and a great way to get an insight into the real culture of the locals who rely on their animals and agriculture to make a living. Given the small size of the houses, our group will not all sleep in the same house.

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- - © viventura (Photo by our guide Carlos)

Free day in Cuzco

18/11/2008

Easily said: to sleep out, to write postcards, to wander through Cuzco and at night dancing after a nice dinner. 4 days Incatrail: After a very cold (we put on everything we had) and short night today the longest but not most difficult leg of the trail was in store. So we got up very early again (we were woken up with Coca tea like usual) and taking a proteine-containing breakfast we hit the road for Winay Wayna. The first barrier was a “small” pass on 3950 m and we felt clearly the second day in our legs. Here we had a sensational view over the moutain ranges Vilcabamba and Urubamba. Then, we went downhill again, through an Inca tunnel and approached the second pass of today on 3670 m. Unfortunately we had bad luck with the weather for the first time, so that our rain ponchos had their first application. Then we followed a more or less paved trail through the mountain jungle. Because everybody was so enthusiastic we built in a etour to the Winay Wayna ruins. The efforts were worth it and we were compensated by a fantastic view over the Urubamba valley. In Winay Wayna camp (after 9 hours and 12 km) we approached civilization for the first time by drinking 1,2,3,…beers. The following hot shower woke our spirits. After a collective dinner we said goodbye to our carriers which really carried heavy and cooked delicious meals. It is really incredible how much those people accomplish. The rest of the night we spent in different ways, some partied, while others preferred to prepare quietly for the big goal Machu Picchu. Alejandro: “You are my rabbit group.” Translation: We are his guinea pigs, not to confuse with “bunnys”.

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