Machu Pichu

Day 16 Matchu Picchu

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May 21st 2008
Up again early in the morning, 5 a.m. but for a good reason! We really had to try and beat the rest of the tourists to the top of the mountain, well most of them anyway. We were really determined to get the "Postcard picture" of the ruins without anyonewaiting around the ruins and thus appearing in our photograph ! So Breakfast early and a quick walk to the edge of town to get the bus to Machu ... read more

South America » Peru

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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