The start of the Inka Trail

77,999 steps to go, 77,998 steps to go.......

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July 25th 2009
Buenos Dias from Buenos Aires, So here we are, finally, in the penultimate country before heading back to Blighty. Can´t quite believe its almost over, 5 months down with under 2 weeks now left. Mad. Ok, but before that we need to fill in the Peru gap where we spent 3 weeks wining, dining and climbing. We left it last time having just gone over the border from Bolivia to the ... 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