Machu Picchu!

Back in Cusco

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December 20th 2005
Back in Cusco, having completed the Inca Trail without too much trauma - hurrah! The day before we started the trail we went to some other Inca ruins just outside Cusco, called Sacsayhuaman (pronounced Sexy Woman!!) - some more examples of the amazing stonework the Incas were famous for, and great views of Cusco too. Then off to small nearby town called Pisac where there are more Inca ruins in ... 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