Eddy Ancinas goes to Peru with two friends to ride horseback for seven days over the Andes and down to a jungle outpost were a train will take them to Machu Picchu.  A fall from a horse, a pack mule's tumble over a cliff, and a train strike that leaves them stranded on the railroad are are just some of the misadventures that alter the course of their journey as they endure physical and mental challenges with wit, grit, and humor.