Peruvian Border

Cusco to Machu Picchu the way super machos do it!

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October 29th 2007
In Cusco I continued my trend of finding a hostel by simply going with the recomendation of the locals who wait at the bus station for travelers. The thing this time is the girl who brought me to the hostel did not work for the hostel, she worked on commission and of course wanted to sell me a tour afterwards. This didn´t work for her though as I found a company more my speed the next day, and ... 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