Start of the trek

Cusco and Choquequirao

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March 12th 2010
From the desert we headed up into the Andes, in fact about 3,400 metres up to the city of Cusco. We took the overnight bus which was a surreal experience as I fell asleep surrounded by sandy desert town aqnd woke up to the views of the misty mountains, the sheer cliff dropping off to one side of the road down to the tiny river below. It was breath taking, if not a little scary (I think I´ve menti ... 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