Salkantay Trek Day 1

Machu Picchu!

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May 27th 2011
If anyone ever tells you that Machu Picchu is over-rated...you would do well just to ignore them! Ever since my Dad bought the ´Pictorial Atlas of the World´when I was around 9 years old, I was captivated by the photo of Machu Picchu on the inside cover and it has been a long-held ambition of mine to visit. Needless to say I went there with fairly high expectations which were certainly surpass ... 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