Salkantay Trek Walkthrough: Day 4 (Hidroelectrica – Aguas Calientas / Machu Picchu Pueblo)
Santa Teresa (1,550m) – Hidroelectrica ??? At this point, who cares what the elevation is?? It no longer begins with a 4 or a 3!! The other couple that camped beside us the night before (who also hiked on their own)…
Salkantay Trek Walkthrough: Day 3 (La Playa – Santa Teresa)
Collpapampa (2,950m) – La Playa (2,250m) FINALLY we saw the sun!! The skies were so clear that day – it was awesome weather. After we left Collpapampa, the hike starts gets pretty tricky. We went down a flight of switchbacks and remembered…
Salkantay Trek Walkthrough: Day 2 (Huayramachay – Ryanyoc – Challway – Collpapampa)
Camping 30 mins after Salkantay pass 4,600 m – Huayramachay 3,900 m 9am – We were feeling much better after a night’s sleep, ready to put yesterday’s nightmare behind us. When we opened the tent we saw it was still…
Salkantay Trek Walkthrough: Day 1 (Mollepata – Soraypampa – Salkantay Pass)
Getting to the start – Cusco 3400m – Mollepata 2800m (Car) 4am was when our alarm went off. We woke up (reluctantly) and had previously arranged for a ride with a cab driver from our hotel to Mollepata. (Note that you could…
Salkantay Trek (Without a Guide) – Alternative Route to Machu Picchu
Please feel free to ask any questions (leave a comment or drop me an email) – more than happy to share as much as possible from our experience to help others! (Looking for the Day-by-day walkthrough? Jump to it here)…