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This ones for you, Granny!

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July 15th 2007
Machu Picchu. I met a guy on the bus to Cuzco from Copacabana who was also headed to Machu Picchu, and we undertook the long journey to Machu Picchu. The journey isn´t actually long, but seeing as how my friend was short on cash we decided to take the cheap route. I do not reccommend the cheap route. 13 hours on a bus to some town in the jungle where we then took the most jam packed micro ... 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