machu picchu

Machu Picchu and the homogenous society ´I respect that´

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November 30th 2007
Ahola, In our last blog entry we had got as far as Arequipa, Peru. We spent one full day chillen in Arequipa which we used to go to do a bit of shopping, look at the plazas ans stuff and go to the monestry. The monestry was the main touristy thing we did, i forget how much it cost to get in, 30 soles each maybe (10US). It was fairly interesting place to have a look around even if your not into ... 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