Machu Picchu from the Sun Gate

Machu Picchu - THE FINAL CHAPTER

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May 8th 2010
Our final week in Cusco and our Peru-time was looking and feeling a bit congested with activities of various sorts, and while we lamented the end of the adventure and all of the amazingly wonderful people we had come to know, there was also that yearning many of us feel that comes with returning home and being surrounded by familiar things once again ... One of the main reasons we had for spend ... 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