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Violet & Mev take the big 5-0 birthday adventure!
A Travel Blog by perucrew
... May 10. On Friday, we fly to Cuzco and overnight in Sacred Valley. Saturday takes us by train to Machu Picchu, where we overnight in the fabulous Sanctuary Lodge. Late Sunday afternoon, we board the train again for Cuzco, where we will stay for three ...
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Exploring Machu Picchu!
A Travel Blog entry by myperuadventure from Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru
... 6. We walked down a pathway to the sound of an overhead voice announcing, "Machu Picchu Train Station. Last stop Machu Picchu Sanctuary." The sound of that announcement energized and excited me! I boarded the big, blue train with the excitement that can ...
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...Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by aksa from Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru
... an hour or so we took the bus up to the site itself. When we arrived we lined up and waited. Next to us was the Machu Picchu sanctuary lodge - the only hotel at the site itself. A night here? $800. Even then only a few suites actually have views of Machu ...
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Inca Trail Easy Way & Machu Picchu Lodge Luxury
A Travel Blog entry by jmabro from Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru
... just yet. We were really lucky in that our lovely friend had arranged for us to spend the night at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge, a magnificent hotel that is right at the gate of Machu Picchu and only reachable by the buses that transport all of us up ...
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Machu Picchu. Simply awesome!
A Travel Blog entry by stevegrace from Machupicchu, Cusco, Peru
... don't do it justice. But have a look anyway. After our time in the city, we had a huge buffet lunch at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge - during which time the heavens opened up. We were so lucky to have had our window in the weather just at the right ...
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A Train, A Bus, A Hike, And Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by sjl901 from Aguas Calintes, Cusco, Peru
... . He was a great young man. After the conclusion of his part of the tour we stayed on the mountain for lunch at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge which was included in what we had paid for our tour. It was a good buffet and the best part was unlimited cold ...
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I can't believe we made it to Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by damenfamily from Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru
... do to get to the different terraces and levels. We spent two hours with our guide then had some lunch at the Sanctuary restaurant at the entry to Machu Picchu. We then went back up to one of the viewing spots we had not been to, high up on ...
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Machu Picchu - Lost City of the Incas
A Travel Blog entry by ozzy1180 from Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru
... to as "the great disaster." The train used to go either from Cusco or Ollyantaytambo direct to Aguas Calientes (the nearest city to Machu Picchu), but the flood destroyed parts of the track in both directions. Now, you have to hop on a shuttle and take a ...
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Escape from Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by melfritz from Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru
... Kevin) and unlike most people’s experience of the site, we were blessed to be practically the only tourists at Machu Picchu when we arrived, providing us with absolutely perfect photo opportunities. So what went wrong? On morning three of the ...
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My dream realized Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by kupdegra from Machu Picchu, Peru
... left if we want our passports stamped. I've already got mine out, and have the Peru entry page open. We start walking into Machu Picchu thru the Guard's Quarters. The clouds are swirling around us. This is my dream, which has just become reality. I'm ...
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Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by perucrew from Machu Picchu, Peru
... there are tourists), and boarded a luxury coach for the zig-zag up the mountain to our ultimate destination. Our first glimpse of Machu Picchu was, to say the least, breathtaking. We immediately commenced a 2.5 hour tour of the ruins, led by Paul ...
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An early start to Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by rsandnm from Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru
... small town at the foot of Machu Picchu. The Urubamba river was in full flow all the way up and had flooded and stranded people in Machu Picchu the year before. All the way up we looked at the Inka trails, which went up to 4,000 metres and took four days ...
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The world wonder of Machu Picchu - Peru
A Travel Blog entry by phil-marie2010 from Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru
... artifacts which he took back to Yale. In 1981 Peru declared an area of 325.92 square kilometers surrounding Machu Picchu as a "Historical Sanctuary". In addition to the ruins, the sanctuary includes a large portion of the adjoining region, rich with the ...
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The Lost City of Machu Picchu - Day 4
A Travel Blog entry by beerandchoco from Machu Picchu, Peru
... the Incas by Hiram Bingham Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas by Burger, Richard and Lucy Salazar Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary by Peter Frost Machu Picchu: The Sacred Center by Reinhard, Johan Exploring Machu Picchu Located 2,430m ...
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Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by shanewilson from Machu Picchu, Peru
... nobility. However, subsequent osteological examination of the bones revealed an equal number of male bones, thereby indicating that Machu Picchu was not exclusively a temple or dwelling place of women. One of Machu Picchu's primary functions was that ...
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Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by gracielastanley from Cusco and Machu Picchu, Peru
Well...I really wish I had a beaming report for everyone on Machu Picchu. I have just returned hours ago actually and thought I'd begin writing about it now. Though maybe I should let the steam dissipate a little! Arrived in Cusco and spent the first ...
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Machu Picchu, Tourist Frenzy, Train Strike
A Travel Blog entry by inoursuitcase from Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru
... site may have been discovered and plundered several years previously, in 1867 by a German businessman, Augusto Berns. Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. It is also one of the New ...
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Machu Picchu - Lost city of the Incas
A Travel Blog entry by dougherna from Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru
... was built around the year 1460 and remained hidden from the West until discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911. Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1983. Located 7,875 ft (2,400 m) above ...
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Grand Finale: Machu Picchu
A Travel Blog entry by k._and_j. from Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Peru
... in the great views. We chatted with a guy, who told us that the people hiking the "orignal/ traditional inca trail" would reach Machu Picchu here and that they get their eyes covered and would be led around the corner with the inca city to their feet. ...
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Cuzco And Machu Picchu.
A Travel Blog entry by heatheravan from Machu Picchu, Cusco, Peru
... Titicaca. Footnote: Machu Picchu Cuzco Region, Peru is listed as one of the New Seven Wonders Of The World Winners. The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is UNESCO World Heritage listed and features in the book Unforgettable PIaces To See before you ...
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Novotel Cusco
San Augustin 239, Esquina Pasaje Santa Monica, Cusco, Peru
... be better; on a pretty quiet street but two blocks from the bustling Plaza de Armas. We spent two nights in Cusco, then two in Machu Picchu, then spent one more night at this hotel on our way back to Lima. We wished we would have spent one more night ...
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