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... four years ago and the highlight of the trip was doing a two-day hike to visit spectacular Incan city of Machu Picchu. It remains an absolute must when visiting Peru (or South America!) so of course we put it on our itinerary. The city is deep in the ...
9am and the same driver picked us up at our hotel in Cusco - back thru the Sacred Valley to Ollyantambo to meet up with the group who had done the Lares Trek. Driving thru the valley again was no hardship that's for sure as in the early morning ...
... the distance. We had seen the famous postcard view so many times; it was really hard to believe we were finally here. Machu Picchu was only discovered accidentally in 1911 by an American archaeologist. What a sight that must have been for him even if ...
So we spent an amazing two days at Machu Picchu. Our train left back to Cusco at 4 p.m., so we just spent the day wandering around Aguas Calientes and feeling sorry for ourselves. It was really tough leaving this place. I know that I may return one day, ...
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Machu Picchu
Posted on Sep 7, 2009, 03:54:01
More than Machu Picchu: Condors, canyons and cocktails in the 'unseen' corners of Peru.
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Top 5 destinations
Posted on Jun 5, 2009, 11:21:02
Peru (Machu Picchu) China,Beijing Tokyo,Japan Irland,ALL Antartica These are all places I want to go!! Here's my list of top 5 places I've been: 1. Paris 2. Atacama, Chile 3. Antigua, Guatemala 4. Prague 5. Barcelona
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One Country in Each Continent
Posted on May 17, 2009, 14:20:10
... goes: North America - Cuba (hopefully that embargo can be lifted, so its not illegal to go there) South America - Peru (Machu Picchu) Europe - Italy (I haven't been yet) Africa - Egypt (the pyramids) Antarctica - Wherever the penguins are Australia - ...
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Top 5 destinations
Posted on Apr 27, 2009, 18:55:04
Peru (Machu Picchu) China,Beijing Tokyo,Japan Irland,ALL Antartica
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