The Hut of the Caretaker of the Funerary Rock

A carved rock by the hut may have been used to mummify the nobility, hence the hut´s name

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September 27th 2006
I tried really hard to get up at 5.30am to be able to get to Machu Picchu at about 6.30am as most travel journals suggested, but I just couldn´t... I was still so tired from the trip the day before.... anyway, we managed to get on the 8.30am bus up to Machu Picchu, which isn´t too bad.... For a change the ride was along a narrow, zigzagged road at the very edge of the mountainside... but I can� ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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