A bad mudslide on main road to Cusco

Machu Picchu-it really IS that amazing..

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March 28th 2009
The best of Peru was yet to come... We didn't want to miss a trip to Nazca to see the famous Nazca lines-pictures of animals and shapes in the desert which are best seen from the air, so we took a flight over the lines in a tiny propellor airplane, just 4 passengers and the pilot. It was brilliant but was a bit rough since the cabin was unpressurised and the pilot was swinging the plan ... read more

South America » Peru » 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