Machu Picchu 5

Machu Picchu

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April 26th 2006
Well what a day - Machu Picchu was awesome! We had a wicked day - I wil let the photos speak for themselves! We decided not to do the Inca Trail - one it was bloody cold at night in Cuzco and our sleeping bags wouldnt have been up to it but the other reason was that the trail had suffered several major mudslides. Fortuantely we ran into some kiwis who had told us this and so we decided to flag i ... read more

South America » Peru

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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