Our intrepid explorers reach the lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu!

Machu Picchu and beyond!

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September 21st 2006
Saturday 9th September 7am - met at the language school for our trip to Ollantaytambo, an Inca site in the sacred valley. Bus journey took three hours which gave us some more time to practice our Spanish, joy oh joy! Ollantaytambo is a fortress located on the Urubamba river. Fantastic, well preserved site (unlike most Inca ruins which we were told, the locals were allowed to remove stones from ... 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