Inca drawbridge

We started down this trail to see the famous drawbridge of the Incas, unfortunately vertigo set in for me due to the sheer cliff face and narrow path. Thankfully Sandra is unaffected by heights and was able to navigate the path.

Location, Location, Location!

April 30th 2015
When Emperor Pachacuit Inka announced around 1450 that his people needed a new city to link the Andes and the Amazon and set forth his city planners and real estate agents to find the perfect place, few can agrue about the impressiveness of the result. Machu Picchu has a truly impressive location, and whoever climbed those mountains to find its future site I hope received a promotion! We hiked ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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