What had started out as a haphazard last-minute trip to Macchu Picchu ended up being a phenomenal experience. So grab some Powerbars (and personal hygiene products), and hit the trail for an experience you'll never forget.
Sharon de Hinojosa and husband live on 500 USD a month in Lima, Peru. They still manage to eat in restaurants and they even go out on the town a couple of nights a month.
Whether for conservation or economic reasons, or both, the Inca Trail is no more the adventure it used to be. Overcrowded and strictly controlled, it pushes travellers to look for an alternative. For
BootsnAll staff writer Julie Blakley brings you the 10 best hiking trails in the world--where you can trek through the most dramatic scenery anywhere. What had started out as a haphazard last-minute trip to Macchu Picchu ended up being a phenomenal experience. So grab some Powerbars (and personal hygiene products), and hit the trail for an experience you'll never forget.
Lyle Gentry shares a travel anecdote about eating, communicating and hiking in Peru. 
Bill Grimes may just convince you to see Iquitos, Peru for yourself.
City slicker, Gina M. Larson, takes to the Inca Trail and finds what makes the Great Outdoors so fabulous. 