The terraces at Chinchero

Sacred Vally

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December 5th 2007
After a couple of days working up at the school it was time for us to go to the Sacred Valley and check out some more Inca sites. The Sacred Valley is about 15km (as the crow fly’s) from Cusco. The star attractions are the lofty Inca citadels of Pisac and Ollantaytambo which preside over its undulating twists and turns. We were doing a two day tour, with Selvy as our guide again, and first up ... 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