Milagros Toledo Sohakita is the founder of the Inca Trail Machu Tour Operator, a company that benefits the native communities. She has traveled extensively in South America and is involved with every aspect of the business to make sure her clients have the best experience possible in Peru. Her interest in the tourism industry started at an early age, when she studied and gained a qualification as a tour guide. She began to work in the tourism industry at the age of 18, and now has over 15 years experience in the industry, working for several agencies, in the fields of reservations, operations, hospitality, customer service and as a tour guide, including as a coordinator and operator at the travel group United Mice as a Inca Trail tours, Salkantay Trek and alternative trek to Machu Picchu specialist