Not a flight of stairs I care to fall down

A blind girl, her friends and a bunch of old stones

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May 14th 2007
The four day hike along the Inca Trail to Macchu Picchu is a challenging one for anybody let alone a girl with less than 10% vision. Trekking 50km along narrow paths, over mountains reaching 14,000 feet above sea level, fighting the effects of altitude and the eternal challenge of steps going up and steps going down. The first day was relatively easy and I managed to fool everyone into thinkin ... 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