Kippin at Machu Picchu

Our Peruvian Adventures

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March 16th 2009
We are clean! We are actually clean! Our mud coated boots have been yanked from our feet, as have our sweat soaked socks and clothes, which will probably never be fit to be worn again. The grease has been washed from our hair, and the layers of grime have been removed, and the aches and pains that come with three and a half days of constant hiking have been eased away by the magic of an oh-so-wond ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco » Cusco

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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