cusco

The Inca Trail

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August 5th 2006
I have been in the Cusco and Machu Picchu region of Peru for almost a week and it has been wonderful. We have hiked many ruins, learned to breathe in the thin air and navigate the public transportation system. It is hard to put in words the level of infrastructure and construction that was developed by the Incas and it is also hard to put into words the sadness of yet another culture and peop ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco

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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