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Peru Parte Tres: Th'Inca Trail

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June 11th 2006
Day 1. Despite the trepidation over the Trail itself, we had a good group and Mario, our guide, was also pretty cool. There were 8 in the group: Rod and I, Abby and Stephanie (24 year olds from near Chicago), Jason and Rebecca (from San Francisco), David (an adventure sports nut from the US Midwest) and Antoine (a lawyer who’s lived in all kinds of interesting places but now lives in Oklahoma) ... 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