Valle Sagrado 047

Valle Sagrado

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April 24th 2011
Carolina, Bri, Xavier and I went on a tour of the Valle Sagrado. The van picked us up sharply at 8 o clock. We had no expectations, other than lunch was supposed to be provided. Our tour guide, Puma, was a friendly guy who spoke English, French, Spanish and Quechua. As we drove by Sacsayhuaman (pronounced ‘sexy woman’) he talked about the history, geography and culture. For example , the wor ... 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