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The Sacred Valley

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January 7th 2011
Unfortunately the Pisaq market was not on (only Tuesday, Thursday and the big one Sunday) but we enjoyed the ruins high above the picturesque valley patch-worked by fields rimmed by vast terracing. Lunch in Urubamba. Then to Ollantaytambo. Much of this nice village is still set out as it was in Incan times with blocks, narrow streets and functioning aquaducts. The ruins that tower above the ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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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