The Bridge to the Ghost Town

The Road to Machu Picchu (Day 1)

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September 29th 2010
We were up at 7AM and for the first, and last time, we had breakfast at Intiquilla. A few pieces of stale bread and coca tea, I was glad we didn’t bother getting up early for it on any other day. We went out the front at 7:30 and waited in the street for our transfer. At 7:40 a young Peruvian guy holding a piece of paper approached us. “Joseph Frost?” “Yeah.” “I’m your transfer.” H ... 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