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Inca Trail Day 4 and Machu Picchu

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June 28th 2006
June 28, 2006 Day four of the Inca Trail The last day of our hike we began earlier and were treated to the last bits of sunrise tingeing the sky pink. Our walk was through more cloud forest along the ubiquitous stone trail. More stairs and despite our guide´s assurances otherwise, they were most definitely not all down hill. This was the first day I felt sore at all, mostly in the down h ... 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