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About
On the one clear morning of a trip where it rained 95% of the time, the clouds lifted over the Ahobamba Valley and revealed the waterfall dropping more than 460 feet below the snow-dusted Humantay peaks. I captured this photograph with my drone in that brief window, as the upper reaches of the valley came into view and the river threaded its way down through steep green slopes. The Ahobamba is my favorite trail in all of Peru. Reaching it takes two days on foot. The trail begins at 15,744 feet, about three and a half hours from Cusco, and covers 12 miles over two high passes before descending to the Mountaineer's House, where the high alpine terrain below Nevado Salkantay meets the lush cloud forest above Machu Picchu. Walking through this valley feels like a mix of Lord of the Rings and Jurassic Park, and the best part is that there isn't a crowd in sight.
Ahobamba Falls brings the hidden side of the Machu Picchu region into your space, evoking the reward of standing somewhere very few people will ever see. It speaks to the patience of waiting out the weather for a single clear moment. Let it inspire you to seek out the trails less traveled, where the journey is as much a part of the story as the view.
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