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We're on the road again!

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April 8th 2011
The next leg of the journey takes us from Cusco to Pisac, stop off point for the Inca Trail. We don't just go straight there of course but make a few stops along the way to see some of the Incan sites in the sacred valley. The first is a water temple where the water is still running through the huge interlocked blocks of stone that the amazing Incan stone masons managed to fit so snuggly togeth ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Pisac

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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