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Physical preparation for the Inca Trail

The Inca Trail routes are hard and require physical preparation to carry out this activity. Preparation for the Inca Trail: fitness, exercise and heart rate The preparation for the Inca Trail begins taking into consideration the physical condition, in which you are currently. It is necessary to organize yourself, specialists recommend starting to prepare 6 months before your walk. The muscles become stronger, if they are trained regularly and above all properly, start with daily walks, so that your muscles build resistance, increasing the degree of difficulty little by little; which will gradually strengthen your physical condition and above all it will train the heart muscle, making it pump blood more efficiently and have more oxygen. To be fit to walk, your heart, back muscles, hips, and feet must be strong so that you can climb more easily and use less oxygen; therefore, altitude sickness will not have any effect on your body. Where and how to exercise? This depends on y

Salkantay Trek: The Most Fabulous Path

There are two ways to get to Machu Picchu by train or by trails. When traveling by train you have much more comfort and it is ideal for those who do not have many days of travel, already on trails, despite being tired, you have the opportunity to know the landscape of the Andes, cross with animals and live one of the The most beautiful and intense challenges of your life. That is what the Salkantay trek will provide: a unique experience in the Peruvian Andes, which will take you to Machu Picchu. This is an excellent option for those who did not get a place for the Inca Trail or not get place in short Inca Trail . The Salkantay or Salcantay Trail, which in Quechua means "Lord", since in ancient times the Incas had a lot of respect for Andean deities, such as snowfall. Salkantay trek is a peak in the Andes mountains located in Peru, which reaches 6,271 meters of altitude, being the highest point of the Vilcabomba mountain range, which integrates the Andes. The trail lasts