Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

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May 31st 2006
We hadn't booked in time for the four day Inca Trail & we couldn't do the two day trail as there had been a landslide by the Sun Gate. Rumour is that the bus company caused the landslide with a stick of dynamite forcing those doing the trail to walk along the banks of the Urubamba & the train tracks to Aguas Calientes where the brand new, shiny buses take them up to Machu Picchu for the price of $ ... 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