“The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is a hiking trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu. It consists of three overlapping trails: Mollepata, Classic, and One Day. Mollepata is the longest of the three routes with the highest mountain pass and intersects with the Classic route before crossing…”
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Smithsonian Magazine
More than a million people make the arduous ascent to this wonder of the world each year. And most of them bring cameras, so even those who can't make it are in luck.
a stop along this trail isn't easy to access
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