Looking back the way we came from dead women's pass

Machu Picchu & the Inca trail

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June 21st 2009
We arrived in Cusco a few days before we were due to start the Inca trail to meet Tracy's friend Liz. For the next three days, as we acclimatized to the altitude, we explored Cusco's markets, churches and old Inca ruins, whist visiting the occasional bar and having one or two beers on the sun drenched balconies overlooking the main square. Liz was brave enough to try roasted guinee pig which wa ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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