MP after it cleared up a bit

Conquering Machu Picchu

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July 20th 2010
We woke up at 3:30am so with could begin out climb up to Machu Picchu by 4:15am in order to be one of the first 400 in line to get an entrance stamp to climb up to Wayna Picchu. The town was dark and deserted minus the people who were still getting back to their hostels from going out that night...and we were heading to Machu Picchu... After passing the que for the first buses up to MP, we cli ... 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