The Sacred Valley - Chinchero

Machu Pichu and More

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June 30th 2008
Well, this is long overdue, but here we go... After spending about 14 hours in the Lima airport, including one flight which took off, flew to Cusco and tried to land but couldn't because of weather, so it flew back to Lima where we waited with little instruction and much confusion and then flew again... We spent about 5-6 awesome days and nights in Cusco, including our trip to Machu Pichu!! I ... 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