Machu Picchu

Isla Del Sol & Into Peru

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August 22nd 2012
Leaving the jungle and saying goodbye to everyone was very hard, but I did not realise how attached I had become to my old mate Simba. We had booked a flight out of the jungle on Monday morning to La Paz and Pete was going to come with us travelling north in Peru. We sat out on the road on Sunday night for a hitch for 3 hours until at 9pm we gave up and went to bed, our flight was at 11am the next ... 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