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hatrack

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6. Oh, sure! Lots of interesting stuff in that part of Peru . . . .

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 9, 2025, 08:49 AM

Aug 9

I've always wanted to visit, and this is definitely off the heavily traveled Inca tourist circuit.

I mean, you pretty much have to visit Cuzco, crowds notwithstanding, but I'd be sorely tempted to skip Machu Picchu in favor of Choqueqirao, though it's much more of an expedition.

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Very cool! I've read a little about Kuelap, but this is all new stuff . . . . hatrack Aug 9 #3

Wow! I can't find a photo which can get a view which contains a whole view of it, from top to bottom! Judi Lynn Aug 9 #4

An older man with whom she spoke was discreetly chewing coca. Ha! Took me by surprise discovering it. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 9 #5

Oh, sure! Lots of interesting stuff in that part of Peru . . . . hatrack Aug 9 #6

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