This sweeping mountain vista is on the opening section of the Choquequirao trek in the remote Peruvian Andes. The trail, which is found west of Cusco, leads to mysterious Inca ruins. Click to read my travel guide “How to Hike to Choquequirao,”, click to view my high-resolution photo gallery, or click to read my feature article “Choquequirao: The Last Stand of the Inca” for the story of how the Neo-Inca state of Vilcabamba resisted Spanish colonialism in the 16th century.
