getting ready at the drop off point

finally a dream come true.. The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

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April 11th 2010
So we got off to a good start with our guide picking us up 40 minutes late. We barely slept the night before in an uncomfortable room and it didn´t help that our pickup was at 6am. We were broke as usual, so had picked up a supermarket breakfast of yoghurt, cheese and crackers the day before. Our first stop was at Ollantaytambo, in the Sacred Valley. The rest of our group had brekkie in town, ... 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