Church of Virgen del Pilar

Peru and the trek to Machu Pichu 2015

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February 14th 2015
Friday, February 13, 2015 Cindy and I are super excited to leave for our trip today. Today we are very fortunate to head to South America, specifically Peru. From all the research we have read, this was an obvious bucket list trip to include one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Pichu. Around 12:30 pm, we headed to the airport for our flight at 2:58 pm on American A ... read more

South America » Peru

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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