Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu: there and back again.

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October 14th 2011
Another quick travel-update; this time around: Peru. The few rainforest and Cusco-pictures I took, don't do it any justice at all and so I left them out. I have, however, uploaded quite a few Machu Picchu pictures. Hope, you enjoy them! Early morning, December 7th, I started my short journey to Peru. I took a plane from Santiago to Lima, and after a bad start and some proble ... 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