The Sacred Valley by Pisac

Inca Tinker

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February 8th 2008
Off to Peru we were. A short 6hr bus ride around Lake Titicaca, past Puno and onwards to Cusco - Peru´s oldest city and the base from which to visit Machu Picchu. A simple journey until our bus driver decided to drive past a customs police blockade at 60miles an tour. Whistles, sirens, the works as the police caught up with us. The driver eventually pulled over and the luggage holds were open ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Pisac

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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