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its a great job for them, and afaic they're underpaid for it.
when you go make sure you tip them generously. we tipped them about $20 each porter and $100 for the guide, and i think $60 for the cook. i still think that was too little, but there were like 8 porters so it did start to add up for us too. just consider it part of the deal.
if i could do it without a porter and just with a guide, i'd do it, but you can't do the inca trail without a guided group. i think there might be options for more minimal tours, but my friend did all the booking and most of the others didn't have much gear anyway, so it was fine. i didnt really like the pampering too much but that's just sort of the way it is.
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