top 10 reasons to hike Salkantay : 1) the views are incomparable 2) turning strangers into lasting friends 3) nothing beats warm cocoa tea when your hands are frozen 4) if your nose can adapt to mule poop, it can adapt to anything 5) village chickens and dogs are far more entertaining than you ever expected 6) experiencing 3 different ecosystems and weathers in a single day can\’t be replicated anywhere else 7) pan-flutes 8) you will never NEED to have toilet paper in your pocket again after this trip 9) blizzards at 1500 feet are kind of fun… Kind of 10) Juan Carlos is the best guide you will ever have