Machu Picchu - 5.30am

Machu Picchu

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October 23rd 2012
The night before Machu Picchu, i decided to squeeze in a trip to the hot springs in Machu Picchu base town, as you do!! it was twilight so i watched the sun fading on another day whilst floating in the natural warm waters then got an early night for the 3.30am start the next day!! When the alarm went off i was really excited knowing that i would be sitting on top of one of the new seven wonders o ... read more

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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