Infamous Machu Picchu

Going to Peru

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April 3rd 2008
Our trip to Peru... We began traveling at 5am Friday February 22nd and finally arrived in Lima, Peru 12pm Saturday, February 23rd (no time change!) The trip was relatively easy and surprisingly comfortable. We took a four hour bus from Cuenca to a town in Ecuador called Machala. The narrow road reminded me so much of the Old Pali Highway in Hawaii. On one side of the road was a huge tropica ... read more

South America » Peru

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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