Category: Peru and the Inca Trail

Better Hiking through Science

By Emily Carter on December 12, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

No really, what I mean is that when I’m out hiking, clearly a supplemental boost is really what makes my day. In preparing for the Inca Trail, and a long uphill hike in very high altitudes, I can use any help I can get. For now, my steadfast […]

Getting Ready for the Inca Trail

By Emily Carter on December 9, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Machu Picchu and the Incas hold such a mysterious and spiritual connection for me. My father was an anthropologist that specialized in Latin American Studies, and my mother is from Bolivia, so Latin America is in my blood. One of the few childhood memories I hold is a […]