Stairs?? yikes

Vale la Pena (worth the pain)

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June 19th 2008
Day 1 in Machu Picchu So today began with my much anticipated trip to Machu Picchu, one of the most seculded Incan cities. I awoke at 430am to get ready, eat, pack up my bag and get to the train station for a 6am train. The train was way more confortable than i thought it would be. I actually met a pretty cool professor from Ft. Lauderdale. She and her hubbie run tours for pharamacology stu ... 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