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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Happy 70th Birthday, Sir Paul!!!
I was in Lima on April 8th of this year for the last day of my eight-day trip to Peru. It happened to be Easter Sunday, and our group was taking a tour of the Iglesia y Convento de San … Continue reading
The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
You could show up at Machu Picchu not knowing anything about it whatsoever. Not knowing, for instance, that it was built over 500 years ago, and by a people (the Incas) who had no written language yet were sophisticated enough … Continue reading
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Tagged Aguas Calientes, Andes Adventures, Chachabamba, Gateway of the Sun, Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Peru, travel, Urubamba River
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Eight Days in Peru
I spent the first eight days of April on a whirlwhind tour of Peru. It took me until the more-than-ripe age of thirty-eight to travel outside of the U.S. for the first time, but this was my third international trip … Continue reading