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An Introduction to the Inca Trail
Welcome to the
Inca Trail,
a must-do for any traveler to the city of
Cusco.
The trail is still not well known to the world, but is without
any doubt one of the most beautiful tracks that can be done.
We would like to give you a virtual impression of the trail by
taking you on a trip inside the ancient world of the Incas. We
start of in Cusco and our first part of this interactive travel
starts in a little known ruin Rimactambo in a town called
Limatambo. Here we got to know the people in our excellent group
brought together by the sympatic Patricia. I thank her a lot to
bring this group together that were part of this 10 days Inca
Trail.
A word of history
The trail was a very important part in the organisation in the
empire of the Incas, Tawantinsuyu. This huge kingdom from Quito
in Equador to Santiago in Chili and was gouverned in the capital
of Cusco. When the Spanish conquered this empire, they said that
the Incas had the best organised society of the world (16th
century). It is known that it took the runners, who were called
the chasquis, 3 days to bring a message from Lima to Cusco,
while the Spaniards with their horses needed at least two weeks.
Fish from the ocean arrived in less than 3 hours in the city of
Cusco that is situated in the middle of the Andes.
Parts of the Inca Trail still exist and is the most exciting way
to get to the sacred city of
Machu
Picchu. It takes a bit of effort and good condition to do
the trail. For the first time on the Internet, it is possible to
walk the trail from behind your computer. We offer the 10-days
Inca Trail in these pages. To find out about the most popular 4-days
trail, check out the information on the map. Follow the links
and enjoy!! |
