Winding up and down

Very cool.

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May 9th 2006
We got talking cost with our taxi driver up to Sacsayhauman yesterday and decided to hire him to take us to Pisac today. So we met Carlos at 8am and all jammed into his little Daewoo for the up/down journey to the Incan fortress and tourist market at Pisac. Wonderful scenery to the faint smell of burning clutch going up and brake pads down. We also stopped at other ruins, Tambo Mchay on the way th ... 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