Bus to Machu Picchu

Pictures from November 23: Part 2

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December 2nd 2009
The title is a little bit misleading. Obviously this trip was over a week, not all in one day. Especially with our navigational skills. I digress...After our visit to Lima, we took a flight to Cusco. The town of Cusco was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 and was historically the political capitol of the Inca Empire and was pronounced something closer to "Cosco" before the Spainish cha ... read more

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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