Inca Trail

The Inca Trail

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May 29th 2006
Our overnight bus ride from Puno to Cusco was not exactly a good idea. We had tickets on this huge double-decker tourist bus and initially thought that it would be great! No one told us that there would be absolutely no heat and the Andean nights are freezing cold. So Shane and I were absolutely freezing. All the locals were wrapped in five blankets - I kid you not! Luckily, one of the kind l ... 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