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Ollantaytambo Day 1

February 6th 2013
We slept in for the first time yet on this trip, which felt wonderful and was much needed. After a leisurely breakfast we caught a shared taxi to Ollantaytambo, our final stop for this trip. Ollantaytambo is about an 1 ½ hr. drive from Cusco in the Sacred Valley, lies at 9186 ft. and has a population of about 2,000. It is designated as a UNESCO world heritage site, and is considered a “livin ... read more
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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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