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Explore the Inca Trail

by Jacquetta Megarry
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The third edition of our popular guidebook contains everything you need to plan and enjoy hiking a choice of three Inca Trails to Machu Picchu in Peru. It was last revised in 2011 with fresh photographs and information updated with help from John Hemming. Step-by-step sections cover the Classic trail (4-5 days), the longer, more strenuous trek from Mollepata (6-7 days) and the Shortest option (2 days). It includes:

– site plan of Machu Picchu ruins
– description of Machu Picchu, with side-trips and photographs
– background on Inca culture and stonework, and on modern Peru
– extended section on Andean wildlife
– advice on planning and preparation, including packing checklist
– updated details on recent Trail regulations
– medical advice on how to prevent and manage altitude symptoms
– phrasebook in Spanish, Quechua and English
– drop-down map showing three variants of the Inca Trail
– in full colour, with 80 photographs

Note that this ebook is intended for Kindle Fire, Fire HD (and later models) only: please request the free sample to try it out on your device.

About the Author


Jacquetta Megarry devised the rucksack-friendly format of Rucksack Readers guidebooks in 2000 to suit the needs of walkers and trekkers. She has since written or co-authored about 25 such guidebooks.

Roy Davies is a retired university librarian who first hiked the Inca Trail in 1989. He maintains a comprehensive website about the Trail.

Publication date
  • July 27, 2014