Sacred Valley

Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Machu Pichu.

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April 19th 2008
We said good by to Amazon Jungle and arrived to Cuzco. Each year Cuzco city attract hundrets of thousantstourists. Cuzco is on altitude 3326m above see level which means everyone who arrives there from the lower altitude are out of breath. The altitude sickness side effects can be very unpleasant: strong headaches, dizzines, bleading nose even vomiting. Cuzco was once the foremost city of the Inc ... 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