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The Sacsayhuamán slides, Cusco, Peru photo

The Incan slide at Sacsayhuamán, or Why your tour group and guidebook suck

June 13, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Travel Stories

Having poked around Sacsayhuamán, Todd and I head for a bouldery hill just across the site’s broad, grassy field. It looks like a sweet spot to relax and take in the whole of the extensive Incan ruins and the views…

Triumphant alpaca, Sacsayhuamán, Cusco, Peru

Incan ruins and alpacas at Sacsayhuamán, Cusco

June 12, 2012 · by Lauren · in Peru, Photo Essays

Some people visit the ruins of Sacsayhuamán in the hills just above Cusco, Peru to see the remarkable Incan walls, bricks carved so perfectly that the thinnest blade can’t fit into the seam between them. Others come to see the…

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