View from Huayna Picchu

Machu Picchu

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October 4th 2007
Machu Picchu was everything I´d hoped it would be. I was aware that maybe over the years I´d built it up, but it was exactly how I imagined! We woke up early and had breakfast and ran over to the bus station to catch the first bus (at 5.30am). There was a huge line already, but they have so many buses that we were on our way by 5.36am. It takes about 10-15 minutes to get up the mountain via ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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