Woo hoo ... it´s clearing!

Machu Picchu

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November 28th 2006
We were all up yet again very early for the usual breakfast of fruit, bread, jam & coffee then Smith rounded us up & herded us to the train station about a hundred meters or so down the dusty road. When we got to the station & saw the trains & all the information about the Inca trail & ther ruins we started to get very excited so took lots of daft photos. The train itself was really sweet, onl ... 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