Machu Picchu

Peru: Machu Picchu

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March 2nd 2007
Machu Picchu March 2, 2007 Our adventure to Machu Picchu started with a series of buses to get to the closest city to Aguas Calientes in order to take the train from there rather than from Cuzco... so that we can cut back on the prices imposed on tourists. The next morning, we embarked on the first bus at 5:30am and luckily were the first ones at the site. We therefore enjoyed a spectacular ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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