This picture was taken early in the afternoon whilst hiking through the rainforest of the Inca Trail in late October 2009. The slightly diffused light permeating through the misty rain forest created an almost “fairy land” feel and was typical of the beautiful scenery we encountered throughout this fantastic walk.
The trail is Peru’s best known hike, being a mountainous jungle hike leading to the sacred Inca city of Machu Picchu. Our trek was covered in 4 days, and combined a stunning mix of Inca ruins, mountain scenery, lush cloud-forest and rich subtropical jungle.
To me this photo captures the essence of everything about the Trail: it displays an element of solitude and mystery whilst at the same time showing incredible majesty and beauty. It somehow manages to capture both the age of the trail and the culture of its former inhabitants but also teases you with the physical challenge that is over 5,000 steps.
Somehow it seems to just capture what the trail is all about.
Ed: Thank you to Nigel for this guest post and his beautiful photo. He becomes the first of hopefully many Pura Aventura customers to write about their own holiday experiences – uncut. Read more customer opinions and reviews of Pura Aventura.
In this case, Nigel was on our Inca Trail walking holiday
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