Recommended by Emma Field

In 2003 the number of people admitted to the Inca Trail each day was limited to 500 under Peruvian law. That total includes porters, who make up around 300 of the allotted trekkers. Since then the trail has really cleaned up its act. Horror stories of a path lined with litter and human waste are in the past. Camping is strictly controlled, hiking poles must have rubber tips and lower numbers of trekkers means less...
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