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Sacred Valley

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August 5th 2012
Went on a day tour today as the others were starting their trek to Machu Picchu. Angela and I went to Sacred Valley. We stopped by Pisac ruins and wandered through Incan ruins and then wandered through hundreds of bussed to get back down the hill! You have not seen a traffic jam until you have huge tourist busses and other traffic going both directions on a single lane, where busses are parked, an ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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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