The Sacred Valley

The Inca Trail

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November 17th 2009
After the long bus journey I relaxed in Cusco for a couple of days before starting the Inca trail (the only thing I've booked apart from my flights. It was great just wondering around Cusco looking at all the colonial buildings (some of the buildings were built on top of Inca ruins) although I had to fend off all the women offering "massage, manicure, pedicure". For the Inca trail there were ... 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