On the way to Aguas Calientes

The lost Inca city

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April 13th 2009
We were ready at 2am to leave Cusco to go to Machu Pichu to avoid all the roadblocks laid by the farmers due to a national strike, but after trying a couple of the secondary roads we got stuck between two roadblocks so we couldn’t move forward or backwards. At around 7am we were all tired of waiting in the van and sleepless so we decided to walk to the next town and from there try to get back to ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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