View from the train

Machupicchu

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May 25th 2009
I don’t mind saying that I’d hardly slept. I was too excited. Christmas excited even. Today I was going to the much awaited Machu Picchu. I’d arrived in Peru for the first time over a month ago and the day was finally here. I was transferred to the train station for the journey to Aguas Calientes, the little tourist village at the foot of Machu Picchu. My seat was beside three America ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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