Juvenal is your perfect guide

Juvenal is your perfect guide through the Highlands of Peru. He grew up in these mountains, he shares with us his heritage and gives us an insight into this world that few other guides are able to do. He is passionate, compassionate, patient and kind. Walking with Juvenal you will be in the best hands. Let him walk you through his world and his culture - you will be thrilled! I have had the pleasure of enjoying many fantastic guides in Peru, and I promise: Juvenal is one of the best! Have a wonderful journey! Anna-Marie Haugen, Tour leader, Norway.

A feeling of personally escorted special guests

Travelling the Inca Trail is a great experience...traveling the ancient trail with Juvenal was beyond imagination. Like traveling back in time and walking with the ancient culture through the most breathtaking mountains we have ever experienced. Juvenal was raised and still lives among the local mountain communicates. At the same time he was educated in a university and constantly provides historical, geological, cultural and anthropological insight and knowledge. His passion for honoring his ancient culture and sharing it with us was amazing. Instead of having a tour guide, we felt like we were being personally escorted as special guests of his own family throughout their special lands. Although the trails are very challenging, we were treated like royalty by the guides, the cooks and the porters. By the end of our trip, our small group of new friends felt like part of Jevenal's family. His ability to ensure that all our needs were met and all of our desires were exceeded was inspiring. We will never forget the overwhelming experience.

Impressive deep knowledge of the Inca sites

My wife and I walked the classic four day Inca Trail in September 2009 with Juve as our guide. Right from the start we were struck as much by Juve's obvious passion for his people's cultural heritage, as by his deep knowledge of the Inca sites we passed on the way to Macchu Picchu. We were impressed by his ability to bring context to the Inca remains and how he was able to offer up both the most recent archaeological hypotheses as well as his own personal opinions on what we saw along the trail. It was refreshing to be invited to think about what we were seeing, rather than to simply be lectured. Juve's enthusiasm was highly infectious and by the end of the trail we felt sad to be leaving the group which Juve had shaped into a "family".

Great experience on the Lares trek

We did the 3 days Lares trek with the forth day in Machu Picchu. It was an absolutely great experience to hike this fabolous landscape with its high mountains and grassy lands. Juve was a great guide and he is very knowledgeable about just everything that deals with Peru, Incas, the highlands, flora and fauna. We felt always safe and even when we took the wrong turn of the trail he was suddenly there guiding us back to the right track. Also the cook and his assistants did a great job and we had great meals every day. Everybody cared and provided excellent service. We can only recommend to do a trekking with Juve and his staff. You will never forget it.

A beautiful and challenging trip

When I signed up for the Inca Trail hike I had no idea what it would be like. I found out very quickly that it was a beautiful but challenging trip. Juve was a wonderful guide whose patience and friendliness made the trip so much better than I expected. Since he is native to the area and cares so much about his heritage, his love of the people and culture showed in everything he taught us along the way. Juve's sense of humor and knowledge kept us all interested in what we saw around us, even when we had been hiking uphill for hours. I truly believe our group had a better experience than those who had guides from other areas of Peru. I found myself thinking that he should start his own company and I'm thrilled to know he is making his dream come true. You will not regret letting Juve show you the wonders of the Inca Trail!"

Highly competent guide

My finance and I did the 4day/3night Lares Cultural Trek to Machu Picchu in Fall 2009. Juve was our guide. He is highly competent. He knows a great deal about Quechua culture and Andean flora / fauna. The equipment and meals were quality and he was able to effectively communicate in both English and Spanish. I wholly recommend Juve for Andean treks.

A fulfilling and enriching experience

In December 2009 I had the rewarding experience of hiking the Inka Trail and having Juvenal as the guide for our group of 14 people. During these four days I found Juvenal to be extremely competent and caring when dealing with our group. Juvenal was able to share his knowledge and passion for Peru, the people, the history, and the culture in a way that all members of the group benefited from having him as our guide. I can say without hesitation that my Inca Trail experience would not have been as fulfilling and enriching had Juvenal not been my guide. I would highly recommend Juvenal to other travellers and I look forward to doing another trek with him sometime in the future.