Berni and I at the Cienciano game

Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Lake Titicaca

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December 7th 2011
In Berni’s recent entry he shared our on-the-go journey over the border and into Peru (never again will we be attempting as many overnight buses as we did), getting us closer and closer to Cusco and its centerpiece – the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. One of the seven “new wonders of the world”, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and in the 100thyear anniversary of its discovery I was extremel ... read more

South America » Peru

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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