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Day 35 – Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu – Day One

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January 9th 2013
Another early start today as we are ready to hit the Machu Picchu express vista dome train at Ollantaytambo Station at 0630. This is sort of a one-car passenger train with big leather seats and holds about 50 people – very nice. We think we had groused about being on the “wrong side of the bus” for photos and sights earlier somewhere in this blog, so we are here to say <strong style="font ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Ollantaytambo

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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