Machu Friggin Picchu

Peru

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April 30th 2010
Puno Took a bus from the border around lake T to Puno. First impressions: extremely annoying touts. We arrived at about 9.30pm and were greeted off the bus by 2 jabbering touts. As we hadn't booked a hotel we had to gather for a minute to make a plan. We were still with Tori & Paul so we looked most conspicuous in a group of four & so ended up fighting 5 or 6 of the persistent buggers off, ... read more

South America » Peru

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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