Viva la Peru! Cusco

Salkantay and the Sacred Valley (Peru)

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August 26th 2008
Im now in Peru- I spent a couple of days in Lima which to be honest I found a bit boring as there is very little to do there but then I moved on to Cusco which was completely different. Myself and a lovely Dutch girl (Hester) who I met at the airport organised to go on a 5 day Salkantay to Machu Picchu trek so after a couple of days of manic cold weather gear shopping we set off on the 18th. We h ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Salkantay 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