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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: The Inca Trail 18th - 22nd May
Date: May 22nd 2009
Date: May 22nd 2009
A Long and Winding Road on the Inca Trail
Day 1
The start day of our South America highlight was finally here and despite being woken up several times during the night by some raucous cockerels, Lisa and I had both managed to have a reasonable night’s sleep. In fact, we woke up raring to go! The rules of the Inca Trail/GAP stated that we could each pack up to 6kg in ... read more
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