It’s not the height that takes your breath away

It is not the altitude that takes your breath away; it's the jokes our guides (Paul, Jimmy, and Jackson, who are 100% amazing).

have been making; it's the squatting into a hole at every restroom - if there is one; it's the camaraderie built up with the family you form on these treks; it's the past and living history that you become a part of; it is the sacred sites you come upon; it's the magic you feel as you walk the steps of ancient Incans; it is the once-in-a-lifetime view.

The Andean Cordillera will remain with me for as long as I live, and I will return. Tu Pananches Cama, Machu Picchu - Until our destiny,

Machu Picchu.