Inca Trail

Inca Trail

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December 12th 2007
After our careful and thoughtful preparation, we awoke at 4.30am on the 12th December fresh faced and enthusiastic for the inca trail. Despite that it rained every day and we had to put on wet clothes every morning - we still had an amazing time. The infamous day 2 was a "piece of cookie" (to quote our guide) - but we would say that cause we hired porters to carry our rucksacks! Luckily the sun ca ... 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