Pre-Climb dinner

Macchu Picchu

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November 29th 2010
Macchu Picchu was a total success. I made friends with this awesome Dutch girl Lilou and we decided to forego the oackage deal and o it all on our own. Of course we got a lot of input from Helga who also takes Spanish classes with us and had taken the trip a couple weeks ago. So we bought the backpacker tickets fro the train and then bought the tickets from the INC for Machu Picchu this is really ... 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