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Trekking to Machu Picchu (the Cool Way)

No crowds. Plush lodges. Jungles, glaciers, and high Andean peaks. The Camino
Salcantay is the savvy traveler's alternative to the Inca Trail. Never before has
the road to ruins been so much fun.   Photograph and text by Brent Stirton
Photo: Trekking in the Andes


Several of the passes along Camino Salcantay, an alternative to the popular Inca Trail, top 14,000 feet (TK meters) and are surrounded by glaciers.

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At the beginning of the trek, we weren't quite acclimatized to the altitude and while we meandered up this mountain to a glacial lake, the Peruvians were sprinting ahead.
—Photographer Brent Stirton


See the feature story "Machu Picchu the Cool Way" in the November 2007 issue of National Geographic Adventure.

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