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 | Joined | December 29th 2012 | Trips | 6 |
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Tara Cloud
Congratulations, World Traveler!
How fantastic that you made your dreams of South America come true! Your description of Machu Picchu emerging from the sunrise fog was magical! I had to go to the Sun Gate and back before the clouds lifted--you were really lucky! The sacred space under the Temple of the Sun in this photo was my favorite place in MP, but I didn't get a photo of it. Thanks so much for this! And you say you want to give up your life and explore. Well, it's much less expensive to do so if you can save up your money and then come down for a year or more, as I've done. You can do it!