A selection of photographs showing features from the proposed Inca Trial route, from John Brown's initial visit, Autumn 1999.
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More photos have been added to the 'Route Survey' pages, along with comments from John Brown.

Fotos sacados por John Brown durante la ruta de reconocimiento.

Brazil
 
Our rally hotel in Rio, facing Copacabana Beach 
  
Copacabana Beach: in front of the hotel

Copacabana Fort: the rally's starting point on the
headland between Copacabana and Ipanema beaches
 
 
Inside Copacabana Fort: the start location
   
Copacabana Beach from the Sugar Loaf: this will be the view from prizegiving. Right: view onto Sugar Loaf Mountain.

Bolivia

Crossing the Bolivian altiplano: peak of Illimari beyond

On the Lake Titicaca Regularity section

Lake Titicaca : view from regularity section

There are 60 of these ferries for the 10 minute crossing of the Lake Titicaca narrows

They take two cars or 4x4's...

...or one bus!

The church at the Bolivian village of Copacabana, on Lake Titicaca

Market stall at Copacabana

Copacabana Beach - the other one!

Peru
 
Lima and mountain village, southern Peru
   
Andean mountain pass, Peru
  
Snow-capped peaks near Cuzco
  
It can be a long way down.
 
Hill Village

Hazard of South American motoring 
  
El Pueblo resort village: our accomodation
for the Lima rest day
 
  
El Pueblo resort village: our accomodation
for the Lima rest day
 

Chile
     The resort village of Marbella, on Chile's Pacific coast near Vina del Mar:
the rally's half-way point & a rest day.