“Urubamba, Peru – It is one of the most scenic, historic and accessible valleys in all of Peru. It basks in the sun between Cusco and Machu Picchu, protected on either side by two mountain ranges: both of which have snowy peaks and glaciers that at 19,000 feet
Eddy Ancinas, “The Sacred Valley of the Incas,” Boston Globe
seem to float above the clouds. It is the Sacred Valley of the Incas.”
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