Adobe house 2

Trekking at last

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May 11th 2009
Ollantaytambo Packed up after breakfast and headed for the public bus station. Taxi driver was having trouble with my Spanish but as he admitted that he was Italian there was probably some fault on both sides. Bus to Urubamba was 3.5 Soles (approx 90 minutes) and we were early enough to get a seat. Trip was extremely scenic not as bad as wed thought it would be in terms of road safety - ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Ollantaytambo

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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