No Peruvians trekking?
Hey everyone,
Just spent 15 days trekking in Peru with my wife. Absolutely beautiful country, top sights and nature, nice people, nice food. This is my first time in Peru.
Did the following treks:
- Salkantay trek (4 days)
- Short Inca Trail (1 day)
- Montana de Machu Picchu (few hours)
- Ausangate + Rainbow Mountain + Red Valley (3 days)
- Colca Canyon (3 days)
Once again, absolutely beautiful, loved every single bit of it. Did everything independently except the Short Inca Trail where you legally need a guide.
Talked to lots of people on the trails, mostly from Western Europe and the US. Lots of French in their 20s for some reason. However, we noticed that we didn’t meet a single Peruvian who was trekking for leisure and not working (as part of a guided trip for foreigners).
Why is that? Is it not the right season (did this this month - May) or some other reason?
Where I’m from, most of the people you meet on the trails are locals trekking for leisure in the mountains.