Our rainforest retreat

Peruvian Adventure - Part 2

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June 22nd 2011
Normally after such you an incredible thing like seeing a wonder of the world you would expect that to be the end of our holiday together, but luckily for us we still had more to look forward to. After our epic trekking adventure we got to spend some days in cuzco to take in the beauty of the place. You can't come to Peru and not spend some time here. It was the heart of the Inca empire. T ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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