Inca Terraces at Pisac

Ollantaytambo Valley

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April 19th 2005
Today was spent travelling from Cuzco along the Ollantaytambo Valley to some Inca constructions at Ollantaytambo itself. To hard core travellers going on organised tours is a bit of a soft option, but today it was excellent because the guide was a local university history professor and politician. He knew heaps about the valley, about Inca history, and about Pervian history and politics. If y ... 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