Cusco

Peru

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April 5th 2009
Hello from Peru. Our last country! After surviving the death road mountain bike ride in La Paz (which was awesome) we headed to Lake Titicaca and visited the Isle of the Sun. It was pretty and we got sunburnt walking from one end to the other. We have just got back from our trek to Machu Picchu. I was a bit worried that it wouldn´t live up to expectations, but it was amazing. It was a lot sm ... 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