PISAC RUINS

IT IS ONLY CLOUDY BELOW US!!

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April 2nd 2006
THE SACRED VALLEY AND MACHU PICCHU The Sacred Valley as a whole is beautiful. Surrounded only by mountains, it is so peaceful and quiet. Each day was better than the next! The weather was awesome, and it was pretty cool to be higher than the clouds everyday. PISAC Our first adventure was to go to Pisac and explore the ruins there. AMAZING!! These ruins are second only to Machu Picchu. Wh ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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