Mt. Salkantay

The Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu

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October 19th 2007
We´re back from Machu Picchu. We were a group of 12 people, plus a guide, horse driver, cook and waiter (this was really high class). There was a Dutch couple, a Check couple who were both medical doctors, a Swiss couple, the three of us (Roy, Dvir and myself), an American guy, and a couple which consistes of a 42 year old American fire fighter and a 28 year old Peruvian librarian. After we got t ... 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