On top of the world

Inca wonders at Machu Pichu

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November 4th 2009
Reaching Machu Pichu turns out to be an adventure by itself From Nasca I went to Cusco and this took me fifteen hours by bus. Luckily I could sleep during the night for a couple of hours during the ride. After arriving at Cusco I met a Dutch girl who wanted to go to the same hostel as me and we shared a taxi to get there. The hostel was quite nice because it was situated in an old c ... 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