The Inca Trail

The round shaped structure is the sun tower. In Inca times they used to tell the time by when the sun would shine through the windows of the sun tower and where it would fall on the ground. This guided them as to when to plant crops to what time of the day it was.

Pilgrimage to The Inca Kingdom

August 17th 2007
Our 4 day Pilgrimage to the Inca Kingdom, Machu Pichu, was gruelling in some parts however one of the most rewarding experiences so far on my journey. We camped and trekked on mostly origional stone paths that ran along the edge of mountains and in some cases through mountains. Along the way there were many inca ruins dating back to the 12century but none as gobbstopping as that of Machu Pichu, ... read more

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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

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