Balanced precariously.

Sacred Valley, Peru

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October 6th 2008
Sacred Valley - Chinchero - 3760 meters altitude. We had driver, Herman, and English speaking guide, David. ( davidm14499@hotmail.com ) This was a bit of a splurge but we wanted to understand what we were looking at and David gave us a full history lesson. We drove from Cusco into the Sacred Valley but along the way we would stop at some villages in the mountains with beautiful ruins and church ... 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