Hiking and Biking Peru's Inca Trails: 40 trekking and mountain biking routes in the Sacred Valley

by William Janecek

Overview

A selection of 40 walks, short treks and rides in Peru, many following ancient Incan trails. Around half the routes can be done both on foot and by mountain bike. Routes range from easy outings of just a couple of hours to strenuous high-altitude treks and rides, with a very small number involving glacier travel.

• Covers Machu Picchu, Cusco, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, Ausangate and the area south and west of Machu Picchu
• Walks range from 2 hours to a full day, treks from 2 to 9 days and rides from 1 hour to 7 days
• All routes graded by difficulty
• Advice on travel, accommodation, bases, equipment, money, health and safety, permits and guides
• Inca history, the culture of the Andes and local points of interest
• The Inca Trail, Choquechirao, Espiritu Pampa, the Salt Mines of Maras and other Incan sites, the hot springs of Lares and spectacular Mount Ausangate

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852846312
Publisher:	Cicerone Press Limited
Publication date:	10/31/2013
Series:	Cicerone Guides
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 6.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Will 'KB' Janecek was born in the US, in Minnesota, where his father Bill introduced him to the outdoors. Following his passion for high mountains, he trekked and mountain biked a great deal of the world's ranges before settling in Peru, where he runs a trekking and mountain biking adventure company.