Mountain road to Lares

The Hot Springs of Lares

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August 10th 2005
I woke very early today... while wandering why I had set my alarm for 5am, I remembered that today, we had planned to seek out the hot water springs of 'Lares'. Our first move was to take a bus to Urubama, and then on to the town of 'Calca' (halfway between Urubama and Pisaq). Heading to Calca bus terminal, we found a potato truck, who's driver said he was going to Lares, and would let us come a ... 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