Pisac Ruins

Start of volunteer project

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June 2nd 2006
We packed all our stuff in the morning & said goodbye to people at Loki Backpackers. Amanda from Teaching & Projects Abroad met us at 11:30 & had a taxi waiting outside. We first had to pick up a gringo who had been working in the jungle, we knew he was called Ed & would be waiting on the cathedral steps but there were ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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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