What a view

Machu Picchu, a place that makes itself!

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December 14th 2006
We have moved on from Nasca to Cusco and from there on to Machu Picchu to see the Inca ruins which need no introduction (ie: there was a severe lack of information at the site and we cant remember the last history channel program that we saw on it!) Cusco is a very architecturally beautiful city centre with many churches and colonial buildings. We have visited the MAP museum, where pre-colombian ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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