the inca trail and andes mountains the inca trail and andes mountains

the inca trail and andes mountains

the clouds gauzy clouds and fog stretched over the mountain tops, sometimes showering us with rain, sometimes parting by mid-day to bring in the sun


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Peruvian  Flag 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 ... [read more]
Blog: the lost city
Date: April 9th 2006

in 1911, an American explorer and Yale university professor named Hiram Bingham, stumbled upon a mass of carefully laid granite stones, covered with overgrown jungle, and nestled in the high mountain ranges of south western Peru. this sprawling array of intricately laid stone structures, was soon to be revealed as Machu Pichhu, or the "lost city" of the fabled and revered Inca empire. "lost" is ... read more




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