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Cusco, ancient capital of the Inca Empire.

Cusco, Peru

Cusco. 500 years ago it was the capital of the Inca Empire and now a pretty city at 3400 meters above sea level, crammed with churches and palaces the conquistadors erected using the walls built by the Incas. Walls that were raised with stones polished to perfection and that fit with enviable harmony and also the exact inclination to absorb the effects of the devastating earthquakes so abundant in this area. If right now this place is visited by hordes of tourists, imagine how many would come if Pizarro and his chaps, instead of melting all the gold in the capital, would have left the temples and palaces the way they were before their arrival…
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Tahuayo, one of the thousands of tributaries of the Amazon River.

Amazon River, Peru

If we include the tributaries, the Amazon River covers a larger part of Peru than Brazil. From Lima we flew to Iquitos, an island surrounded by fresh water, and from there we went upriver through a tributary until we reached Tahuayo National Reservation. The lodges where we’re staying are four cabins built on posts over the river. The cabins are connected by suspension bridges and there is no electricity or warm water. The only conveniences of the place are the Hammock Room and the lunches prepared by the indigenous woman, Bichina. To be able to sleep well we’ll have to wait until we return to civilization, because the nocturnal concerts of the animals, birds and insects is a show that wasn’t included in the price.
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Machu Picchu, residence of Emperor Pachacutec.

Machu Picchu, Peru

As we approach Machu Picchu we hear thousands of stories about it. Some confuse it with El Dorado, a sort of bait created by the Incas to send the greedy conquistadors to a sure death in the forest. Others, based on the fact that most of the human remains found there were female, assert that it was a temple for virgins who, abandoned there and without any chance to have children, died out. The discoverer, an American who at the beginning of the 20th Century was led by a local peasant to the remains, believed erroneously that it was a secret fort built by the last rebels that fought the españarris . Some guides, though, explain that it was the residence of its builder, the ninth and greatest of the Quechua monarchs, Pachacutec, and after whose death it was abandoned, as was the custom then.
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Ollantaytambo, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru.

Sacred Valley, Peru

The Incas’ descendants tell that when the “españarris” entered Cusco, they mistook them for the sons and daughters of the sun. Because their skins were so light and they were so tall, wearing shiny armor and riding animals they had never seen before, you can understand the error, an error that cost them a lot. When they reached Cusco, Pizarro betrayed them by taking the son of the Sun prisoner, and he offered himself to pay for his own rescue. He would fill a whole room of gold and silver until it reached above the Emperor with his hand stretched up. Blinded by the never-ending caravans that came from all over the land to make the payment, Pizarro thought that if they were willing to give all these jewels without putting up a fight, there might be more of it hidden. Without wasting time he ordered his men to look under each stone, going after a treasure that maybe only existed in his imagination.
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