Machu Picchu

Bring on the Inka Trail......!!

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March 19th 2007
Yey we did it and thankfully it was no way as hard as the nightmare 15 Peaks last summer!!! We were sooo nervous about this one.....was thinking I might be one of the few that have to be taken back down by donkey with oxygen mask attached each year!!!! But it was a successful and amazing trip, soooo many piccys along the way, it was beautiful! We only acquired a few injuries - some bruises, scra ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more