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Inca Trail Day 1

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June 25th 2006
June 25, 2006 Day one of the Inca Trail We began the trip at 10:30 or so by climbing into this big van and driving to Ollantaytambo to meet up with the porters and cook. There we found out that instead of the 11 porters we thought we were going to have - plus the guide and the cook - we´d now have 13. the two extra were to carry Xander if he needed it along the way since he´s only 6 years ol ... 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