Inca Trail Rucksack Readers Rucksack Readers | 9781898481461

The third edition of our popular guidebook contains everything you need to plan and enjoy hiking a choice of three Inca Trails to Machu Picchu in Peru. It has been revised for 2011 with fresh photographs and information updated with help from John Hemming. Step-by-step sections cover the Classic trail (4-5 days), the longer, more strenuous trek from Mollepata (6-7 days) and the Shortest option (2 days). It includes •site plan of Machu Picchu ruins •description of Machu Picchu, with side-trips and photographs •background on Inca culture and stonework, and on modern Peru •extended section on Andean wildlife •advice on planning and preparation, including packing checklist •updated details on recent Trail regulations •medical advice on how to prevent and manage altitude symptoms •phrasebook in Spanish, Quechua and English •drop-down map showing three variants of the Inca Trail •in full colour, with 80 photographs •on water-resistant paper.