{"id":26025,"date":"2022-06-27T09:06:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T17:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=26025"},"modified":"2022-06-27T09:06:23","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T17:06:23","slug":"last-day-on-the-inca-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2022\/06\/27\/img-news\/last-day-on-the-inca-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Day on the Inca Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IMG guides Dustin and Audrey report that the team wrapped up the Inca Trail in good form, and entered Machu Picchu with the morning sun. &nbsp;They have had a great hike, with lots of up and down on steep stone steps, just like the Incas ! If you like rugged hiking and hanging out with a fun group, this is the one.&nbsp; And, a big thanks to our local Quechua cooks and porter crew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team are now down in Aguas Calientes, enjoying the hotel after four solid days on the trail.\u00c2\u00a0 Tomorrow they will go back up to the Machu Pucchu citadel and then hike up one of the nearby mountains for the big view before taking the train back to Cusco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s well in Peru!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Simonson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/a8f6f970-afaa-4a5a-894b-6c2ae2b26fbc\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>Last day on the trail (Dustin Balderach)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Well-done-team-Dustin-Balderach-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26025]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Well-done-team-Dustin-Balderach-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Well-done-team-Dustin-Balderach-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Well-done-team-Dustin-Balderach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Well-done-team-Dustin-Balderach-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Well-done-team-Dustin-Balderach-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Well-done-team-Dustin-Balderach-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Well-done-team-Dustin-Balderach-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Well-done-team-Dustin-Balderach-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Well-done-team-Dustin-Balderach-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Well done team!! (Dustin Balderach)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-end-of-the-Inca-Trail-Dustin-Balderach-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26025]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-end-of-the-Inca-Trail-Dustin-Balderach-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-end-of-the-Inca-Trail-Dustin-Balderach-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-end-of-the-Inca-Trail-Dustin-Balderach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-end-of-the-Inca-Trail-Dustin-Balderach-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-end-of-the-Inca-Trail-Dustin-Balderach-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-end-of-the-Inca-Trail-Dustin-Balderach-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-end-of-the-Inca-Trail-Dustin-Balderach-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-end-of-the-Inca-Trail-Dustin-Balderach-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/The-end-of-the-Inca-Trail-Dustin-Balderach-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The end of the Inca Trail! 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