House at the top

Above the clouds in Huayna Picchu

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August 18th 2008
Today we got up the earliest we have yet to hike the great Huayna Picchu (or sometimes spelled Waynapicchu like on the sign there). I woke up to the sound of fighting alley cats right outside my window. After a quick breakfast of runny scrambled eggs and some interesting concoction I threw together from granola cereal, prunes, blueberry sauce, some kind of honey, and either milk or yogurt (I'm s ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Aguas Calientes

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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