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Tiwanaku

September 24, 2018 – September 25, 2018

We headed away from Lake Titicaca, getting some last views of the huge sapphire lake as we climbed high into the surrounding countryside.  We were driving to Tiwanaku, an important set of ruins in Bolivia, and a place that some consider to be the cradle of Andean culture.

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Ollantaytambo

September 6, 2018 – September 9, 2018

Further down the Sacred Valley, in the direction of the famous Machu Picchu, lies the town of Ollantaytambo.  We were going to use the town as our base for our train and bus journey to Machu Picchu, but the small village itself became one of our (many) favourite places in Peru.

 

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