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To get the most out of getting there - especially if hiking the trail independently - you need a guide. To be precise, you need this one. --The Sunday Times Book of the Week
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This guide features ten hikes from two days to two weeks with thirty-four detailed route maps showing walking times, camping places, and all points of interest. Best known is the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, which follows part of the old Inca highway over passes of 4200m (13,750ft). Discover the Vilcabamba Trail, a fascinating four-day hike to the ruins at Espiritu Pampa, last Inca capital; the trek to Choquequirau and the trail to Santa Teresa. Also included are hikes around Cusco and the Urubamba Valley.
Coverage consists of the following:
>Cusco--where to stay, where to eat, and what to see in the ancient Inca capital
>Lima--street plans, what to see, where to stay, and getting to Cusco
>Practical information--planning a trip and getting to Peru from North America, Europe, and Australasia
>History of the Incas--plus ground plans of twelve Inca ruins
>Green hiking--how to minimize impact on a fragile region
>Flora and fauna--full-color section
>Language--Spanish and Quechua
>Fifty maps and street plans
Coverage consists of the following:
>Cusco--where to stay, where to eat, and what to see in the ancient Inca capital
>Lima--street plans, what to see, where to stay, and getting to Cusco
>Practical information--planning a trip and getting to Peru from North America, Europe, and Australasia
>History of the Incas--plus ground plans of twelve Inca ruins
>Green hiking--how to minimize impact on a fragile region
>Flora and fauna--full-color section
>Language--Spanish and Quechua
>Fifty maps and street plans
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you take one thing to Peru, take this!,
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This review is from: The Inca Trail Cusco and Machu Picchu (Inca Trail, Cusco & Machu Picchu: Includes Santa Teresa Trek,) (Paperback)
This book is nigh on essential for anyone spending time in Lima, Cusco or doing the Inca Trail.
I found it incredibly useful before I went (planning what to take) and while I was there. The listings are up to date and accurate. There are several interesting sections in this book that you wont find in any other guide. Including flaura and fauna on the trail, and a good section on minimum impact trekking. Accurate sections on both the history of Peru and the history of th'Incas. To be absolutely honest, I didn't get to use the Inca Trail section as a train strike prevented me getting to the start of the trail, so a day trip to Machu Picchu was all that was possible. The guide of MP is excellent though!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Handy Reference Guide,
By Reader (livingston United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Inca Trail Cusco and Machu Picchu (Inca Trail, Cusco & Machu Picchu: Includes Santa Teresa Trek,) (Paperback)
We are going to walk the inca trail later this year, and have so far found this book great, although there are only a handful of photos.If we want to know anything we turn to our little guide.So far I've looked up advice on what innoculations you need, what to watch out for with insurance,altitude sickness, what to pack,the route and maps, and i've hardly explored this little book that's as big as my hand.
There is still chapters on Route Options (including vilcamba Trail, classic trail, Mollepata trek), What to Take ( clothes, medical, internet sites,etc)Pre Departure Health Preparations, Peru facts about the country (gegraphical background, historical outline, culture, flora and fauna, visas, accomodation etc)The incas (Mastercraftsmen,Inca Government, plague and civil war etc etc!!!) Lima ( what to see getting around etc)Cusco (history , where to stay , shopping) Minmum Impact and Safe Trekking, Machu Picchu ( a guide to the ruins,practicalities, etc) Phew This book is definately going in my back pack.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Invaluable,
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This review is from: The Inca Trail Cusco and Machu Picchu (Inca Trail, Cusco & Machu Picchu: Includes Santa Teresa Trek,) (Paperback)
I have used this both in my work in the travel industry and personally and it really is an invaluable guide. It's light and compact enough that you wouldn't notice the extra weight in your rucksack, it's up to date and informative, providing all the information you need on the different routes, innoculations, what equipment to take and dealing with altitude as well as a concise history of the Incas, a chapter on flora and fauna and detailed descriptions of the towns and cities and much more. Invaluable.
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