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Excerpt: With the recent reopening of the ancient Incan citadel-city of Machu Picchu to tourists comes hope for the region’s battered economy, which is estimated to have lost a million dollars a day since heavy rains and flooding in late January stranded 4,000 vacationers and forced a two-month shutdown of the world well-known attraction. I was lucky enough to visit just before the calamity struck. The first stop on any trip to Machu Picchu is Cuzco, an 11,000 foot high city founded in the 12th century, according to legend, when the first Incan king found a spot where he could plunge a…
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The Canine God of Machu Picchu
April 29th, 2010Explore The Ancient Incan Ruins
April 28th, 2010Archived; click post to view.
Excerpt: Many children will only know ‘Darkest Peru’ as the place from which Paddington Bear started his long journey to England. But, outside Michael Bond’s fictional world of his marmalade-loving bear is an exciting modern-day Peru, offering the unique opportunity to discover and explore an amazing ancient Inca culture. Taking your children to Peru will ignite their imagination in a way that a beach holiday never could and perhaps can even spark a lifelong interest in ancient history – the country is home to some of the most fantastic ruins to be found in the world. However, you should only consider taking…
