some of the ruins

Conquering Choquequirao

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May 18th 2009
Thursday we met our group and guide at 5:30am at the bus station. We took at 3 hour bus ride and a half hour taxi ride to the trail head. Here we sat around for a couple hours, not really knowing what we were waiting for (our guide didnt tell us much, except that we were waiting for "some guy"). We had lunch here, and then started hiking at about 1:30pm. The trail was relatively flat for the first ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco

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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