Dead Woman's Pass

The Inca Trail and Cusco

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June 25th 2012
Since I first planned South America last year the The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu has always seemed to me to be the trip's centrepiece. Spaces fill up fast (due to only 500 people being allowed on the trail each day) so Andrew and I had to book a date for the trail as early as December last year. We therefore always knew we would have to be in Cusco on June 4th to pay our trek balance, and the ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

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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