Looking down from "chico picchu"

Wonder of the World

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July 10th 2007
So, we were woken up at 3:45 am with a full-on cake for breakfast (for those who weren’t sick)--and at the last checkpoint waiting (second in line) by 4:45. When they opened the gate we rushed to the sun gate. Us slow pokes made it in about 50 mins. and were there in time to watch the sun rise over Machu Picchu. It wasn’t too sunny of a day, but it wasn’t cloudy down low, so we saw the sun l ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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