Machu Picchu

The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu

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June 4th 2008
Steve - So the time had come - the Inca Trail! I know Kate had been worrying about this for about 6 months and now the talking was over! I knew very little about it before hand prefering to ignore everything written about it so that it would all be a surprise. All i knew was that it was 45km walk through the mountains ending at Machu Picchu (the lost city of the Incas and one of the 7 wonders ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

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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