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Sacred Valley and Salkantay Trek - Peru Fall 2016 In 2015 my friend Bob Hill and I embarked on a trip to Base Camp Mount Everest for my 65 th birthday. This year it was Bob’s turn to pick a destination for his 70 th . In early September we left St. John’s for Lima, Peru to spend a couple of weeks exploring the Sacred Valley and trekking the Salkantay and Inca Trails. Over the course of the 2 ½ weeks we trekked through tropical rain forests; three high mountain passes; cloud forest; jungle forest and learned about the Inca Culture in a beautiful land. We were to encounter incredible flora and fauna; have an excellent guide in Edwin; dine on exceptional cuisine prepared by our chef Marcos and meet some warm and wonderful native people. Most importantly we were to push our own personal boundaries beyond what we thought was possible. In pictures and words join us in on this special trip.  Bob and I arrived in Lima on different flights and met up at our hotel in Miaflores wh...