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Inca Trail

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April 1st 2008
One of the most famous historical sites in the world, set 2400m above sea level and surrounded by cloudforest and mountains, Machu Picchu and the Inca trail are stunning, and definitely deserve their reputation. Construction on the 'lost city of the Incas' began in around 1450. It took approximately 10,000 people and 100 years to build and would probably have continued expanding were it not fo ... 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