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The Lares Trek - No Replacement for Machu Picchu

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March 14th 2010
Sun 14th - Tues 16th March 2010: Hell. Because of the flash floods in Peru, my trip to Machu Picchu was cancelled. Instead of refunding the money, GAP sent us on the Lares Trek (a budget, bad replacement.) I would love to say that I had fun but I didn't. Well maybe I had 5% fun at a push. On the first day, it rained quite a bit and it was quite foggy too so I spent most of the first day ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Lares Trek

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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