We returned to our base in Cuzco tired but happy. We headed out for a drink to celebrate but along the way as Toby and I sneaked out for a rewarding McDonalds (well come on I had walked solid for 4 days!) we stumbled across a street performance. For an hour we were entertained with dancers, acrobats, flame dancers and an Inca parade. It showed the chief Inca, his wife, the soldiers and so on. It was amazing and a great treat!On the fifth day of Christmas, my true...

Our base for the Inca Trail was the nearby city of Cuzco. It was once the foremost city of the Inca empire, and is now the undisputed archaeological capital of the Americas, as well as the continent's oldest continuously inhabited city. Inca ruins, streets and houses litter the city. At 3,300m altitude, it was good preparation for the Inca Trail. However, even just walking up the stairs or the slight climb to the main square would invariably leave us out of breat...