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Machu Picchu

August 24th 2006
Wow! After a whirlwind trip I am sitting down to try to write about the adventure LUca and I had. Luca and I met at the Lima airport at around 1130 pm on Friday, the 19th, to then leave at 6am for Cusco. A day to adjust to the 3500m altitude and we were off at 5am the next morning for our four day trek. To be honest, I think although I had spoken to people who had told me it was going to be so ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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
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