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The Sacred Valley of the Incas

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September 5th 2009
We arrived in Cuzco on Sunday 08/23/09 very early in the morning, around 7:15am, and were picked up by a representative from Hotel Inkarri, where we had reserved a “Triple room” with a full-size bed plus a twin bed up in the loft. We had taken the anti-altitude sickness pills Sorochji (sp?) about ½ hour prior to our flight, so we didn’t have any of the symptoms of being at 3,400 meters (~11 ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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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