Here I am with the World Record holder for the Inca Trail. This guy is a porter for one of the local tour outfits, and ran the entire Inca Trail (27.5 miles) in under 3 hrs and 45 minutes. Even more incredible is that he´s 46, and did the race in sandals. I think Nike could make a hell of a commercial with him.
Here´s the Llama Path team taking down the camp.
A spider orchid
Another orchid 
A Lady Slipper
Photos of Phuyupatamarka (Town Above the Clouds)
A bird in the window
Some interesting fungus
Another bit of peculiar fungus
Our guide took us to a recently discovered set of ruins that none of the other groups went to - I forgot the name (sorry). National Geographic is paying loads of cash to clear out all the vegetation and also get first dibs on the photo op, and so we were told not to snap any shots. I of course did not listen.
Some kind of orchid
A very colorful flower
The trail turns into a cloud forest jungle
Intipata 
Winay Wayna (Forever Young) named after the orchid that blooms here year round.
Freddy (our guide) and I being Super Cool (his favorite phrase)
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