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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]
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] Blog: Cusco Machu Picchu
Date: March 11th 2009
We’ve been back in the states for ten days and are finally posting the last (and maybe best) leg of our trip - Machu Picchu. The ancient Inca ruins are hauntingly beautiful and surpassed our expectations. After spending a couple days in Cusco we took the Vista Dome train to Aqua Calientes (Machu Picchu Town) a small town at the base of Machu Picchu. We were down to one backpack between us be ... read more
Date: March 11th 2009
We’ve been back in the states for ten days and are finally posting the last (and maybe best) leg of our trip - Machu Picchu. The ancient Inca ruins are hauntingly beautiful and surpassed our expectations. After spending a couple days in Cusco we took the Vista Dome train to Aqua Calientes (Machu Picchu Town) a small town at the base of Machu Picchu. We were down to one backpack between us be ... read more
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