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I survived Machu Pichu

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April 5th 2009
I stayed in Cusco, a very beautiful backpackers dominated city in order to see what the big deal about Machu Pichu was. (For those of you who are clueless, tsk, tsk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu) I was going to take the shortest, easiest and cheapest option: take the train to Machu Pichu. When I told Sascha that, he immediately said: ´I knew it! I knew you´d chicken out and not do ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

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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