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Cusco and Machu Picchu

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May 25th 2009
As per our last blog entry we met up with my sis and her boyfriend, Chris, in Puno. We were able to join their group the next day to travel around Lake Titicaca. We sailed for 3 hours to Taquile Island where we did a mini hike and saw plenty of locals in traditional dress. At this point we were at 4000 metres above sea level and I made a horrendous error by forgetting to put suncream on my face ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

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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