Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu Trek

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August 16th 2008
We booked a 4 day tour to Machu Picchu in Cusco. On the first day we were biking from a place (to be honest we can’t remember what it was called but it was situated approximately at 4300 m above sea level) towards a village called Santa Maria where we stayed in a cosy newly opened hostel and we were apparently the very first guests! We enjoyed the ride although it was tiring and very dusty but t ... 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