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WOW MACHU PICCHU 1

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January 15th 2011
sorry it has taken soo long, but here it is We left wednesday morning at 6:30 am (jan 15th) to get to the bus station. we got on the bus and were headed to Ollyama or something like that to get on a train to aguas calientes, which is the base for going to machu picchu. The bus ride was incredible, the views of the snow capped andes in the distance and all the lush green mountains. We got to t ... 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