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Travel from the jungle to the Andes

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June 30th 2007
We flew out of Iquitos early this morning, switched planes in Lima, and flew on to Cusco. It is a very historic Incan city at an elevation of 11,000 feet. Both of us have had problems at high elevations before, so we immediately hired a cab to take us across the mountain and into the valley at Pisac. This was definitely the wildest car ride we've ever had. This guy was flying! There were tight tu ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

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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