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July 5th 2008
The porters whispered a gracious "buenos dias" into our tent flap and offered us our choice of hot poison: coffee or coca tea. A bowl of hot water to wash our faces soon materialized, as well. Our final day on the Camino Inka (or Inka Trail). The other trekking groups had left hours earlier, sometime around 3am, to catch a sunrise that would never be considering the morning clouds. We were waki ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

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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