View of the farmlands from Puca Pacara

First Incan Ruins and Altitude Sickness

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January 17th 2007
On Monday, January 15th, I woke up in Cuzco ready to start the day by visiting our first Incan ruins of the trip. Unfortunately, I woke up with the worst headache EVER caused by the increase in altitude in Cuzco. However, I sucked it up and we headed out for a 8km hike to see these ruins... and it was worth it! First we walked to the main tourist office to buy tickets to all the main tourist at ... read more

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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