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Ollantaytambo, The Sacred Valley

The village we stayed in the night before commencing the Inca Trail.
The long walk to a lost city - The Inca Trail

November 5th 2006
The city of Cuzco was once the city of the Inca empire and is known today as the Americas archeological capitol. Cuzco is over 3300m from sea level so the first thing we all needed to do, before starting the Inca Trail, once we landed was acclimatise to the altitude level. A crew of 14 enthusiastic trekkers romed the hilly streets of old Inca built walls admiring the beauty of Cuzco by night. ... read more
South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

Peruvian Flag 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
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