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“In all honestly, I love this living from day to day. It is the closest one can have to tranquility and peace of mind, it is like the whole hike was nothing but a several day long meditation. A meditational trip where one visits several Inca ruins and ends up contemplating the meaning behind beauty. No wonder, given the surroundings that this path offers.”

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Book:Peruvian Days
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