View from our hike

The Big Day Arrives

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August 16th 2006
Let me start by saying that even if I were a Pulitzer Prize winner and a National Geographic photographer, nothing I could say or write could possibly be the same as being at Macchu Pichu in person. And seeing as I´m neither of the above, that should be added incentive to go. This is probably the only time where I feel confident in writing with such hyperbole. It was that amazing. We got up at ... 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