Machu Picchu

The Inca Ruins

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May 30th 2006
Visited many ruins left from Inca empire around Cuzco and finally got to see the most renowned ruins, Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu, sometimes called the "Lost City of the Incas", is a well-preserved Inca ruin located on a high mountain ridge. It was forgotten for centuries by the outside world and was only rediscovered in 1911. Wanted to do the Inca Trail to reach the Macu Picchu, but due to high de ... 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