Taking a break

Treking to Machu Picchu

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May 17th 2006
In 1911 an explorer named Hiram Bingham paid 1sol (0.25 euro) to be taken to a sacred place hidden in the jungle. He then discovered Machu Picchu, the lost sacred city of the Incas. And what a fantastic place it is... The "Inca Trail" (the path the Incas took during the Spanish occupation to get there) being over booked, we decided to do an alternative 5 day trek to the sacred place, supposedly f ... 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