Having experienced it, I still can’t say if this was a good site to see upon waking up on the second day of our Salkantay Trek. Sure it’s stunning, but remember to have a view like this you have to be high, as in nearly 4000m in altitude or 15,000 feet. That’s an altitude at which the air has less oxygen, which as you can imagine starts to affect everything.
We were lucky enough to have our friend Leah come visit us in Peru, and even luckier that she was up for a multi-day hike to Machu Picchu. I’m not sure that she’ll ever want to do one of these with us again, but she certainly got to see an authentic side of Peru, if an exhausting one! I think the title of the Salkantay Trek post says it all- and then we began to walk, and walk, want walk…
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IF YOU GO: Salkantay Peak is approximately 4600 meters, so be prepared for altitude. You should plan to eat and drink frequently while hiking and pay close attention to the way your body feels. At those altitudes, taking a few steps feels like an incredible effort and you’ll have to fight the desire to sit down and rest. Salkantay was our second time hiking at high altitude, and it does in fact get easier. If you book a hike with a tour group, double check the included equipment and the experience of the staff. Sometimes you get what you pay for. Then again, you can always skip the hiking and take a relaxing beach holidays to barbados.
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