Beginning the Inca Trail. From left to right, Flavia, Silvio, Isabella, Mary Angela, Constanza, Ahmelle, Patricia, Gerald, Krishna, Romina, Sami, Vivek, and me. 
One of our guides, William, discussing Inca religion in some ruins on the first day.
The valley where we camped the first day. 
Crossing the Urubamba River to begin the trail on the morning of the 2nd day. 
A view of ruins placed at the confluence of the Urubamba River and a smaller mountain stream that leads into the mountains. We took a left and headed upward. 
A bit of relief in the cold snow melt of the mountain stream after climbing for a couple of hours.
Everyone else relaxing as well. 
The trail begins its steep ascent without relief until Dead Woman's Pass.
The landscape changes to forest. 
Falling short of our goal, we camp on a small plateau still 3km from Dead Woman's Pass. 
The view from the campsite looking the other way into the deep valley from which we came. 
On the morning of the 3rd day, finally reaching Dead Woman's Pass. 
Jubilation.
Our guides, Ernesto and William.
At the lowest point between the first two passes, the path rises again.
An unforgettable view from the bottom of the valley off to the right. 
Looking back up at Dead Woman's Pass. 
Inca ruins of a religious purpose between the two passes. 
An Inca Tunnel after the second pass.
The trail continues...
...and continues... 
A second tunnel.
In the midst of this long, 3rd day, it begins to rain.
Beautiful flowers I couldn't pass up. 
Ruins on the other side of the 3rd pass. The path descended drastically from this point forward. 
Mountains to the north of the trail, across the Urubamba river valley, which is far below the picture. 
A gorgeous rainbow in the same mountains minutes later. 
The morning of the 4th and final day. 
The ruins of Puerta del Sol (Doorway of the Sun), from which it is possible to see Macchu Picchu... 
...however, because of the ubiquitous clouds, we could not. 
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