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Day 15: Machu Picchu

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May 13th 2011
Today we got woken up at 3.30am!!! We had to have breakfast and make it to the check point by 5.30am. So we ate at 4.10am and made it to the check point by 4.45am so had to wait for 45min in the dark for the check point to open. Made slightly worse by Rach’s head torch being stuck on very bright very annoying disco mode!! Only slightly unintentional attention seeking! Anyway we then made it thro ... 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