El Valle Sagrado 4 people, no eyes (at the top of the terraces at Ollantaytambo)

El Valle Sagrado

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October 1st 2006
Another day, another bus tour. This time to the Sacred Valley. First stop was Pisac, which "comes alive" on a Sunday with hundreds of people coming to the market. Then we went on to the famous semi-circular concentric terraces used by the Incas to farm different crops at the best possible altitude. Saw some amazingly intricate water channels and well-preserved buildings. Felt slightly out of ... 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