{"id":24719,"date":"2026-08-09T12:15:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T12:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/?p=24719"},"modified":"2026-08-09T13:21:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:21:39","slug":"inca-history-in-peru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/blog\/inca-history-in-peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Inca History in Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24719\" class=\"elementor elementor-24719\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a61e25b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a61e25b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\",\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517e55b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"517e55b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inca History in Peru<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e69556 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9e69556\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4f024 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7a4f024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-b69e68b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/blog\/2026\/08\/09\/\" aria-label=\"Published\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 9, 2026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewbox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Published<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 9, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d55eb53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d55eb53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dcf7f8\" data-id=\"1dcf7f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2bf0de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2bf0de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e852c9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e852c9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab01d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ab01d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>If you get the chance to come with us to Peru, you can pack in 500 years of history into your experience. The Sacred Valley of Peru has several breathtaking Inca ruins and archaeological sites still standing today which allows us to assemble the history of the ancient civilisation that came before us. These spaces reveal the innovation, power and resourcefulness that the Incas had.<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-040e4ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"040e4ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c45bed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c45bed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9821e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9821e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who were the Incas?  <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179b52e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"179b52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Incas were a civilisation made up of ethnic Quechua people. During 1400AD the Incas were just a small tribe located in the highlands of Peru but in the early 16th century they conquered and rose to control the biggest empire; creating the Inca Empire. The capital of their empire resided in the city of Cusco, Peru and reached Ecuador in the north, Bolivia in the east, Chile in the south and stopped at the Pacific Ocean in the west.<\/p><p>Inca society was ruled by the Emperor by divine right. He was a descendant of the sun addressed by either \u201cChief Inca,\u201d \u201cSon of the Sun,\u201d and \u201cLover of the Poor.\u201d Inca stands for ruler or Lord in Quechua. Beneath him there was the noble class which came from Cusco from the original Inca tribe, but as the empire grew there was a need for more nobles. So, a second class of nobles was formed which was made up of men of ability and each class wore ear ornaments to separate them from the citizens.<\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\">The native dialect of the Incas of Cu<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\">s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\">co\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\">was Quechua which expanded over time to unify the empire. It is still today the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\">most\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\">commonly spoken<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW214070305 BCX4\">language<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214070305 BCX4\">\u00a0in the Americas.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfd6446 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dfd6446\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe0b09 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fe0b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/traveler-mountain-lake-view.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24721\" alt=\"A traveler in a traditional poncho gazes at a tranquil turquoise lake surrounded by majestic snow-capped mountains on a cloudy day.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/traveler-mountain-lake-view.webp 828w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/traveler-mountain-lake-view-300x295.webp 300w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/traveler-mountain-lake-view-768x756.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eacb9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1eacb9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7428353 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7428353\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a2ede7 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a2ede7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"508\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/atahualpa-inca-battle-cajamarca.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24723\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/atahualpa-inca-battle-cajamarca.webp 508w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/atahualpa-inca-battle-cajamarca-300x181.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf5cf9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adf5cf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd7b3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acd7b3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inca Civil War and Spanish Conquest <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90dc9c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90dc9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In July 1529 the Queen of Spain signed a charter which allowed Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro to conquer the Incas. Upon their arrival to South America, diseases such as smallpox, measles and influenza spread as they had been common amongst Europeans for centuries. The then Chief Inca, Sapa Inca Huayna Capac, and his heir contracted smallpox and died. A war of succession between two of Sapa Inca\u2019s sons, Hu\u00e1scar and Atahualpa, created unrest, weakening the empire.<\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hu\u00e1scar<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">was seen as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">eldest pure<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0son<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">as his parents were both siblings<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. In their culture this was seen as the only way to keep the bloodline pure.<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hu\u00e1scar<\/span>\u00a0<span data-contrast=\"auto\">was further supported by the nobility in Cusco, religious authorities and other political figures.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After the throne was claimed by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hu\u00e1scar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">accused<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0his hal<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">brother of rebellion and the Inca Civil War erupted.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Atahualpa defeated his brother and was left with a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">weakened empire and had to face the Spanish.<\/span><span data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":1,\"335551620\":1,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529d8c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"529d8c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c74d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0c74d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1369db9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1369db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The battle of\u00a0Pu\u0144a\u00a0was the first conflict between the Spanish and Incas. The Incas used weapons made of wood which were unable to penetrate the Spanish armour. Furthermore, due to the lack of horses in the Americas, the Incas had not\u00a0strategized tactics to fight the Spanish cavalry. The Inca and his empire were requested to accept the rule of King Charles I and take on the beliefs of\u00a0Christianity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">With the death of the last\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">Inca<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">\u00a0Empire<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">, this marked the end of 300 years of Inca civilisation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">The Spanish conquered Cusco and after took the rest of the empire.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">After decades of the Spanish having their own internal problems<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">, where Pizarro<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">\u00a0was murdered<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">\u00a0and t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">he Spanish slowly established a\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">stable colonial government<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">Leaving behind the ancient beautiful ruins of the Inca<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244911065 BCX4\">\u00a0people.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab585e6 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab585e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650b67f elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"650b67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"769\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2017-11-18_17-44-41-daily-life-in-the-inca-empire.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24722\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2017-11-18_17-44-41-daily-life-in-the-inca-empire.webp 769w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/2017-11-18_17-44-41-daily-life-in-the-inca-empire-300x205.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d1e53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7d1e53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0eeb1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0eeb1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ec68e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7ec68e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inca Ruins, Machu Picchu<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba82ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ba82ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/au\/program\/machu-picchu-challenge\/\" aria-label=\"Machu Picchu\">Machu Picchu<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is the most famous and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">well-preserved<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">\u00a0Inca structure in Peru.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">Seeing\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">Machu Picchu in the flesh truly captu<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">res\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">amazing work of the Inca people\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">and appreciate<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">\u00a0their civilisation. Surrounded by green mountains, it is a sight and experience\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW194364022 BCX4\">no photos can quite prepare you for. 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