Machu Picchu is one of the most famous historical sites in South America, let alone Peru, but it remained unknown by the outside world until about 100 years ago. Hiram Bingham, a United States senator and explorer, rediscovered the Incan ruins in 1911 making this famous ruin known all over the world nowadays.
day 53
We looked around for Machu Picchu tours but decided to do it without one and go with Damien, Cokie ...
Posted in adventures by alexascamp
Cusco and the Sacred Valley, Peru
. Machu Picchu Bigz had decided to get the bus up but Matt and I wanted to trek to make sure we could get ...
Posted in South America by Errant
Champagne at Machu Picchu
I haven't lost my style completely folks. Yes, we carried some mini bottles of champagne for 45km to Machu Picchu (well Ben did, I paid a porter to carry mine instead) to toast our achievement, our 30th ...
Posted in On your Marks by cmarks