Flora Along Inca Trail

The Trek the Inca Once Made

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January 23rd 2009
The Inca trail certainly has its touristy moments, but fortunately that´s not what lasts in my memory. Nothing I write can clearly explain what those four days were like, but I´ll give it a try. Our group of 16 ´trekies´ took off monday at 6am to begin our four day journey. We consisted of 6 americans, 2 french canadians, 1 maritime canadian, 3 brits, and 4 aussies. We were definitely a gr ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

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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