Machu Picchu

Inca trail day 4

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January 27th 2007
We were awoken at 3:30 in the morning. It was pitch black and the fog was very strange. It speks of snow or something in it, but you couldnt touch it or feel it. It just hampered you vision even with a powerful torch. At 5:00 we all waited at the gate for the last inca trail section. At 5:30 it opened and rather like a race everybody bolted for it. The path was packed with people pushing and shov ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

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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