Ruins on the way from Puno to Cusco

I almost didn't survive dead woman´s pass....

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March 17th 2007
We were picked up from our hostel bright and early on March 5th. We had some fun trying to stuff the sleeping bags that they gave us into the backpacks we had brought. Unfortunately...it wasn't meant to be. So we had to precariously tie them to the outsides of our packs. I had picked up a backpack from another traveller earlier in the week - which was a little bit bigger than the small pack i had, ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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