Do Peru Treks & Adventure care for their porters?
A17: Peru Treks & Adventure guarantees that we pay our porters 168 Soles for the 4 day trek plus their transport costs. This is the legally required wage agreed with the Porters Union. Although ALL trekking companies should pay this wage it is estimated that only about 5% of companies actually do so (having talked to many porters on the Inca Trail we know of only 7 other companies that are paying their porters the legal amount and no companies are paying more than the legal amount. The remaining companies get their porters to sign a receipt for 168 Soles but pay them much less, some as little as 95 Soles). We are enthusiastic supporters on porters rights and have contributed regularly to campaigns such as Porters Inka an (Peru Porters Project) www.peruweb.org/porters. However improving porter welfare is not just about paying fair wages. It is important that the porters have adequate food, a warm dry place to sleep and access the medical attention just the same as any other member of th
