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Incan Drainage

The Inca were also masters at drainage. The water still runs today!
Pisac to Ollantaytambo

June 9th 2014
Today was my first real day of travel. I left in the early morning with César, my trusted taxi driver, for the Incan ruins in the mountains high above Pisac. At the ruins, I was honestly the most struck by the fact that the Inca were definitely not afraid of heights. You approach the ruins basically right on the side of a giant cliff, and then spend your time either clutching to hand-rails as you ... read more
South America » Peru

Peruvian Flag 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
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