Butterfly on the Tracks

Some of the others in my group didn´t enjoy walking along the train tracks on the last day before Machu Picchu, but I rather liked it. We saw LOTS of very pretty butterflies (and lots of jungle plants too), like this one.

Machu Picchu! And my legacy to Ancahuasi

December 7th 2008
Last week I finally saw Machu Picchu, one of the ¨New Seven Wonders of the World¨ and it was absolutely spectacular. I did a four day jungle trek with some friends to reach our destination and had a blast. I´ll attempt to summarize the awesomeness of that journey now. Day 1 - Mountain bike day! We descended over 3000m through gorgeous mountains shrouded in mist (this was a theme and it was jus ... 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

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