Down in the Valley

Sacred Valley

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April 1st 2007
This was to be my last trip as I was leaving early to Lima ,the altitude had become too much of a hindrance and was spoiling the adventure, get down to sea level and recover before contemplating Mexico city ironically at 2240 metres above sea level, hopefully I will be able to take that in my stride. There a lot of pics in this one hard to leave them out The Sacred Valley of the Incas, is a ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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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