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The Inkas added flat, projecting rocks from the terraces for steps
Patacancha to Cuzco

April 12th 2007
Hello my friends, I hope this entry finds you in good spirits and good health! I left you last in Patacancha on the evening of the tenth. On the morning of the eleventh we began our trek to Machu Picchu and back to civilization first evidenced by the dirt road on which we left Patacancha, not the hearding trails we had been following before. Of course the trip was beautiful but not in the rugged ... read more
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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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