{"id":26067,"date":"2022-07-03T08:14:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-03T16:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=26067"},"modified":"2022-07-03T08:14:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-03T16:14:05","slug":"peru-trekkers-hit-the-inca-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2022\/07\/03\/machu-picchu\/peru-trekkers-hit-the-inca-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru Trekkers hit the Inca Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>July 3, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IMG guide Dustin Balderach reports that the team is all set to start the Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu. \u00c2\u00a0<em>&#8220;The team had a great tour of the Sacred Valley today with our amazing Peruvian guide, Juan. His depth of knowledge of the history and culture of Peru runs deep! We first stopped at a small, family-run alpaca yarn cooperative high above Cusco. Then enjoyed amazing views of a few of Peru\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 36 6,000m peaks. Then we visited a surface salt mine above the Sacred Valley fed by a natural salt-water spring &#8211; Neat! And finally toured the Inca and Pre-Inca ruins in the town of Ollaytaytambo near the start of the Inca Trail. We are about to head to dinner and I know I speak for the entire group when I say we are excited to be starting the world-famous Inca Trail tomorrow!! The weather has been great, which it typically is this time of year! Stayed tuned for some more incredible pics once we get back into cell range. All is great with IMG\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s second Inca Trail crew!!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inca-Trail-team-2-iis-ready-to-hike-Dustin-Balderach-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26067]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inca-Trail-team-2-iis-ready-to-hike-Dustin-Balderach-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inca-Trail-team-2-iis-ready-to-hike-Dustin-Balderach-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inca-Trail-team-2-iis-ready-to-hike-Dustin-Balderach-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inca-Trail-team-2-iis-ready-to-hike-Dustin-Balderach-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inca-Trail-team-2-iis-ready-to-hike-Dustin-Balderach-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inca-Trail-team-2-iis-ready-to-hike-Dustin-Balderach-1-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inca-Trail-team-2-iis-ready-to-hike-Dustin-Balderach-1-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inca-Trail-team-2-iis-ready-to-hike-Dustin-Balderach-1-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Inca-Trail-team-2-iis-ready-to-hike-Dustin-Balderach-1.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Inca Trail Team 2 is ready to hike! (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\/07\/Hanging-out-at-the-salt-mine-Dustin-Balderach.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26067]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hanging-out-at-the-salt-mine-Dustin-Balderach-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hanging-out-at-the-salt-mine-Dustin-Balderach-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hanging-out-at-the-salt-mine-Dustin-Balderach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hanging-out-at-the-salt-mine-Dustin-Balderach-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hanging-out-at-the-salt-mine-Dustin-Balderach-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hanging-out-at-the-salt-mine-Dustin-Balderach-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hanging-out-at-the-salt-mine-Dustin-Balderach-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hanging-out-at-the-salt-mine-Dustin-Balderach-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Hanging-out-at-the-salt-mine-Dustin-Balderach.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Hanging out at the salt mine (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\/07\/Incredible-stonework-at-Ollaytaytambo-Dustin-Balderach.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26067]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Incredible-stonework-at-Ollaytaytambo-Dustin-Balderach-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Incredible-stonework-at-Ollaytaytambo-Dustin-Balderach-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Incredible-stonework-at-Ollaytaytambo-Dustin-Balderach-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Incredible-stonework-at-Ollaytaytambo-Dustin-Balderach-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Incredible-stonework-at-Ollaytaytambo-Dustin-Balderach-940x1253.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Incredible-stonework-at-Ollaytaytambo-Dustin-Balderach-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Incredible-stonework-at-Ollaytaytambo-Dustin-Balderach-146x195.jpg 146w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Incredible-stonework-at-Ollaytaytambo-Dustin-Balderach.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Incredible Stonework at Ollaytaytambo (Dustin Balderach)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 3, 2022 IMG guide Dustin Balderach reports that the team is all set to start the Inca Trail trek to Machu Picchu. \u00c2\u00a0&#8220;The team had a great tour of the Sacred Valley today with our amazing Peruvian guide, Juan. His depth of knowledge of the history and culture of Peru runs deep! 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