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The Sacred valley - Machu Piccu / Cusco, Peru

July 26th 2016
As my good friend Joe will tell you (after becoming $100 lighter in the wallet) Machu Piccu is one of the principle cities in the once mighty Inca Empire. It is theorized that Machu Piccu was commissioned by the great Inca King Pachacuti as a royal hacienda and retreat for the ruling elite of the time. The city was a place of religious and astrological significance for the Inca and even today many ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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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