Inca ruins!

Man-chu Picchu: tremendous, like a baby Alpaca

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January 7th 2010
Kara here again. Our Inca Trail experience was quite eventful, so we have decided to split this blog entry into several pieces to avoid reader fatigue. Day one started with an early wake up call, at 4am, to make it to the main square for 5am to depart for the Inca Trail. After using my minimal Spanish to explain to the front desk boy (same one from the last entry) that we were going to the Inca Tr ... 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