The top of Wayna Picchu in the fog

Las almas de los Incas

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December 4th 2007
Amazing few weeks. To begin: A night in the Inca ruins at Pisac in the Sacred Valley with three great people, and a sky that danced with us to fend of the cold. A couple days before leaving for the trek two French guys, and Swedish woman, and I took a bus to Pisac and hiked up to the ruins at dusk after the guards retired. There we spent the night walking among the Tolkienesque structures i ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Choquequirao

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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