Inca Trail Day 3 & 4

Campsite Night 2

The campground is at 10,991 feet.

Pacaymayo Valley, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Porters

Thank goodness for these guys.  They made the experience much less difficult to complete.

Pacaymayo Valley, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Departing Pacaymayo Valley

Leaving camp, heading back uphill to another pass.

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Looking Back

All the tents have been packed an are on the way to the next campsite.  The trail in and out are visible.

Campsite Night 2, Pacaymayo Valley, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Departing Pacaymayo Valley

We walked in clouds most of the day.

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Golden Cyrtochilum (Orchid)

Cyrtochilum aureum

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Golden Cyrtochilum (Orchid)

Cyrtochilum aureum

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Unknown Flower

Another photo of these flowers that have opened.

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Inca Ruins

Runkurakay, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Rest Stop

Inca Ruins, Runkurakay, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Inca Ruins

Runkurakay, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Inca Ruins

Runkurakay, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Inca Ruins

Cloud View

Runkurakay, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Bush Daisy

Runkurakay, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Inca Ruins

Runkurakay, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Grass

Runkurakay, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Unknown Flower

Runkurakay, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Unknown Bird

Runkurakay, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Runkurakay Pass

12,959 feet

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

Runkurakay Pass, Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Tunnel

The trail passes through some natural tunnels.

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Andean Deer

Hippocamelus bisulcus

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Viewpoint

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Lake

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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'Zapatitos'

Calceolaria aff cypripediiflora

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Monnina species

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Unknown

Appears to be some sort of fruit.

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Bomarea petraea

No common name that I can find.

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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Unknown Flower

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Unknown Flower

Inca Trail, Sacred Valley, Peru, May 24, 2007

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