first glimpses from above

Inca Trail day 4

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June 26th 2011
Day 4 Theme song today We are the Champions. Once again we set off after a 4.30am wake up call. Breakfast and then set off to checkpoint around 5.30. Excitement is building as we only have 2 hours 6km ahead of us to Sun gate and it should be easy after what we have done. At that hour of the morning the forest is just waking up as we walk through it and the clouds are slowly moving to display th ... read more

South America » Peru

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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