Villagers spinning the yarns

Journey to the satrt of the Inca trail

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November 19th 2009
7th-9th November We touched down in Peru and collected our bags, now to tackle South America where we’d been made aware of possible scams and annoyances. We fought our way through the airport and after asking a police man for a taxi service we were pointed to a taxi man who took us to our hotel in the Miraflores region of Lima where later that night we would meet our group accompanying us on t ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Ollantaytambo

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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