Me and my horse 'Santana'

Horse Riding

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July 31st 2005
This Sunday, myself and Anna had booked to go Horse Riding, with a chap from Ollantay known as 'Mario'. A guide (not Mario) turned up at our house in the morning with two horses. After resolving some initial complications (the guide not speaking English, us not speaking much Spanish, and both of us being slightly concerned that the guide didn´t appear to have a horse- were we going alone?) we mou ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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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