Machu Picchu Photo 11

Machu Picchu

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October 5th 2009
Time is running out. I need to be in Buenos Aires in just over a week and I have still to do possibly the one visit which everyone who comes to South America does, Machu Picchu. The Inca Trail is one of the ways to get to Machu Picchu, but this is very expensive and currently has a waiting list of at least four months. There are alternative treks which you can do, the Lares trek and the Jungle Tre ... read more

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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