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Machu Picchu - Peru´s answer to Stonehenge

May 17th 2009
After arriving in Cusco after a 22 hr bus journey covering probably 300km, from the small one horse town in the Andes that I decided we should go to, we were exhausted to say the least. We were slightly anxious about our trip to Cuzco as it is the ´gringo´capital of South America and ever since the beginning of this trip we had never considered that we would be able to do Machu Picchu due to th ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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
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