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The Devil´s Machine

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March 8th 2007
It´s amazing what a line drawn in the sand can do the conditions of the people living on either side of it. When we crossed from clean, freshly paved Thailand into dusty and muddy potholed Cambodia, the change was dramatic. Crossing from Argentina to Bolivia was almost as equally dramatic. When we stepped off the bus in the Argentinian border town of La Quiaca, it was clear we were about to en ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

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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