Prepping for Peru 

Reader Mary Charleson writes about her preparations to go to Peru with two friends. Written a week before they left this article is about the preparation phase. Later this month we’ll publish her “after” report reflecting as much on the experience as the adequate (or not) preparation!I’ll readily admit I had little knowledge of what would be involved when I eagerly said “sure, let’s do it” to visiting Machu Picchu, over one too many glasses of