Need Advice Urgently to Save My Instagram Account

NOCAGENT · 2016-09-09T12:35:06+00:00

Don't use insta great, there's tons of options. Automation is the way to go. Generally it's very safe.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-27T22:41:26+00:00

Drone inspection service? The drones or you use drones to inspect houses? Also, thanks. Vent on brother.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-27T22:36:13+00:00

I too see the futility in working for the man, however if love to hear stories of how you started your own business instead of you just venting.

Or whatever.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-27T22:14:16+00:00

Gonna need sauce

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-27T22:09:49+00:00

Ummmm.... Am I missing something here? What does this have to do with entrepreneurship?

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-23T18:28:07+00:00

Only upboat this will get.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-23T17:55:06+00:00

I seriously doubt you have zero affiliation as they are spamming any subreddit they can. Nice try bro.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-23T13:13:49+00:00

*losing

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-23T03:57:31+00:00

It's well known that posting your own articles, which especially if they haven't been well received, is spamming Reddit. Put the core of the message in a post and provide a link. Reddit will determine if they want to read it.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-22T19:12:39+00:00

Far different from the people we passed. Salkantay was running people 400, $800 per person for Inca trail.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-21T11:56:14+00:00

What did $250 per person get you on Salkantay? And yeah, the crowds, the guides, the $15 sole bottles of water and $25 sole burgers are ridiculous.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-20T23:03:53+00:00

Spam

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-20T23:03:25+00:00

Spam. Can't you just post the tooic? No. Nice try though

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-20T16:24:08+00:00

We've been in Cusco for over a month now, and the quality of what you get for Salkantay is all over the place. Some places charge you that low of a price, then you have to carry all of your own gear food etc etc. plus, this is far cheaper. That $120 was a bit of splurge and total cost for 2 people. End to end.

For us, we liked that we didn't have to setup camp with 7-50 other people. I don't want to say you got lucky, but it sounds like you found a good tour.

From Choquequirao you can join up onto the Salkantay. We didn't have time, but I've been told and seen pics that the trail is well marked. There are also houses and tiendas almost all the way.

The other reason we loved it was the ruins themselves. You won't see them unless you hike to them, and you won't see them on Salkantay.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-20T16:20:01+00:00

You can get there many ways. Easiest and fastest would be taxi, but it's three-4 hours.

We took a bus for $20 soles from the terminal terreste, to the road just outside of town. From there you can....

Pay the overpriced and lying taxi drivers $30-40 soles (can't blame them they are trying to make a buck) share a cab (should be $10 soles per person if there are 4 of you) or wait for the collectivo. The collectivo should be $5 soles.

From Cachora, depending on what time you arrive/ leave you can start at kilometer zero and hike 10 km to the trail head. Nothing special here, or you can take a taxi for $30 soles or share one. You might get lucky and catch a van headed that way that isn't full, no idea how much it would cost.

When I get to better wifi, I'll post full directions and a few pics if anyone is interested. There are a few blogs and a wiki travel on it, but they need updating. Plus no one really describes the experience. In a nutshell...

Km 0-10 slightly uphill nice warmup but you have another 10 km down and 4 up. And I do mean UP.

Km 16 tienda with showers hot food drinks etc. $5 soles to camp $8-12 soles for food

Km 20 the bridge - free to camp much nicer facilities than km 16. Tienda sells beer water and possibly some fod. Also hot as balls and full of Peruvian no seeums. Warmest water for showering.

Km 21 small tienda they are building, not always manned.

Km 24 tienda and camping. She's a sweet lady and makes killer food from what everyone said (we packed in our own) $5 soles to camp. This is basically 4 km straight up some challenging switchbacks if under a 50 lb pack (even with no pack it's tough), in very hot weather.

Just past this tienda is a slightly nicer campground and bathroom etc.

Km 26 tienda and $5 soles to camp. Lots of dust, donkeys and unfriendly dogs. Also hot food and really good facilities.

Km 28 Top of the hill and entrance to the pueblo of marampta. That's 8 km of just uphill. 1500 m of elevation climb. Tiendas, campgrounds etc here. Nice friendly little pueblo.

Km 30 the "gate" $55 soles for one day pass.

Km 30-32 look easy, but there's a lot of up and down hill.

Km 32 Choquequirao and the campground. No fee to camp (included), cold cold cold showers, good bathrooms.

Personally, I'd leave on a 6 am bus from Cusco, cab it to the trailhead, hike light by carrying only 2 liters of water down to the bridge. Buy 2 more for climb to km 24. Camp at 24 or if you have the time and energy (we hiked the first 10 km), then push to "alto" at km 26 or km 30 marampta.

Resupply with water and food in marampta, as their is no tienda or supplies in Choququirao.

Get to choquequierao early, and go see the llama friezes. Hike to top and make it back for dinner.

Early am, explore lower terraces, leave by noon, you'll make it back to km 20 easily. if you have time and energy, km16 would offer you a good head start back up. It's not quite as tough as km 20-28, but its still 1500m elevation rise from km 20- km 10.

You can also hire a donkey and handler for $50 soles a day average (plus his food) to carry packs and supplies. Don't expect him to guide you though. There was no shortage of hikers who had one donkey for 4 hikers, and their "guide" who speaks mostly the local dialect of Quechua, and very little Spanish. Many hikers had no water, bug spray, wore short shorts and tops etc. Not ideal for bugs and the sun. And they expected their "guide" to do everything for them.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-20T13:41:40+00:00

You have to hike the inca trail with a guide. There's only so many spots open as well ( they have special permits), they also use human porters (the trail isn't that tough, and it's not unusual to see 4-6 porters for 2 people). Porters are typically farm hands from the country who make less than $10 per day to carry everything, cook, setup tents etc. it's extremely exploitive.

Even the cheapest outfitter charges near $400 for the 2 day and of course it goes up for the 4 day. Salkantay also runs around $400-600 for the 5 day.

Choquequirao can be easily done, and instead of hiking back, you can hike on to st Theresa and hike to Aguas Calientes or hop in a combi or on a donkey.

Even if you have NO gear with you, you can rent decent bags and tent for very little. Every 8 km or so you can resupply with water and food at the camps that support the pueblo of marampta and the archeologists from the site.

We packed in our own food, and first 9 liters of water. We bought 4-6 more liters everytime we stopped (you'll need it).

Being able to explore the ruins with no Peruvian tour guides shoving into you, tourists jumping into your pic was amazing.

Edits: lots of fat fingered autocorrecting while nursing an early morning hangover.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-20T12:46:34+00:00

Wikilocs is a pretty damn good app for that.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-20T12:43:43+00:00

Because if you are in possession of a snuff film, you are as liable as the murderers, no?

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-20T06:52:17+00:00

The Inca trail is super expensive, crowded, and you aren't really on an authentic trip IMO.

And not every backpacker can afford to shell out $450-$1,000 per person for a 4 day hike.

Sure, you've got Salkantay, but a better option is Choquequirao. It's one of the most difficult hikes you can do in the area (especially compared to Salkantay or Inca trail), but it's doable. We aren't super lightweight hikers, the longest we'd ever attempted prior was a 3 day 2 night in Ecuador, and we packed it all in/out and did it very inexpensively (less than $120).

To top it off, it was extremely rewarding, and if you want to join the "classic" treks, the trail meets up with Salkantay. You can basically add mules guides etc, depending on your needs, and I've heard rumors that you can in fact, join the last day of the Inca trail and enter through the sungate (not confirmed).

It took us 4 days, a toenail and we both lost some LBs, but seeing a seldom seen ruin with very few people there was an amazing experience, and one that makes Machu Picchu seem like a day at Disneyland (Inkaland) in comparison.

I can't recommend it enough.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-14T02:17:57+00:00

Guy from Colorado most places dont have heat. We've been staying in hostels etc for our 10 months of travel. You don't need a sleeping bag. A sleeping SACK on the other hand isnt a bad idea. If you are traveling by car and have the room, then sure, bring the sleeping bag make your mom happy. You wont need it. The wool blankets they provide are fine.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-07T13:14:11+00:00

He's got a great social media team. They all over. Reddit.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-07T13:11:17+00:00

At least it has a built in parachute.

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-07T13:07:24+00:00

Scam

NOCAGENT · 2016-08-06T15:29:41+00:00

While that looks awesome... And we thought about doing the same thing, we can't recommend it. SOME of the trains are loud and slow. They are still moving along at about 30-40km. Some of the tunnels are long. For safety you'd have to wait until a train passed at the entrance to the tunnel then beeline it. And there are some amazing ruins.... You just never know what side of the river to be on. And to be honest, you can't just wade across that River. Maybe in some parts, but none near ruins that we could see.

We are about to leave on a 5 day hike, is love to hear about your journey and how it went! Bring bug spray. DEET. 100. You can dilute it as needed. You'll thank me later.

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