Morning mist

Our South American swan song

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September 2nd 2011
We rise from our hostel beds at 5.30am and gather our belongings as quietly as we can to avoid disturbing the others sleeping in our dorm. At 6am a taxi us on a twenty minutes journey to the outskirts of Cusco, where grand old trains take passengers through the Sacred Valley towards Machu Picchu; the last hurrah of this leg of our adventures. For hundreds of dollars we could have opted for a s ... 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