Day Two - Our super human porters power up the stairs at the start of the 4 hour uphill slog

The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

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July 8th 2007
Hello again everyone Well I finished my last blog worrying about whether I could go on the Inca Trail with diahorrea and nausea after my dogdy night out in Cuzco. Of course, nothing but a major problem would keep me away from doing the trek - I woke up on the morning of the trek at 4.45am feeling slightly better after all my medication. I got all my stuff I needed together in my rucksack and put ... 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