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A Wonder-ful Trip: Cuzco and Machu Picchu

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August 28th 2007
The beginning of our trip was a whirlwind; we found out we were going less than 12 hours before our flight our of Lima. There were four of us leaving on Tuesday (Klaas, Kelli, Claire, and me) and another UVa student joining us on Wednesday. Our flight was earrrrly in the morning; we left our houses at 3am for a 5:30am flight. The flight was uneventful (AeroCondor was the company- they were great!) ... 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