Inca alert!

¿A relaxing day?

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April 27th 2006
We'll that's what I thought to begin with...but I seemed to have forgot a small detail about the Pisaq ruins I wanted to visit. Just a small one, you know, that you need to ascend 600 METERS from the town by the river up to the actual ruins. I was puffing by the time we got to the main entrance and the guard was like no worries it is easier once you get to the switch backs - yeah right? Maybe it ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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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