INCA TREASURES & LEGENDARY BIODIVERSITY: PERU & THE AMAZON DISCOVER THE HISTORY OF THE POWERFUL INCA EMPIRE AND THE pristine beauty of a mythic river alive with rare wildlife exploring the awe-inspiring Machu Picchu and the fabled Amazon. Walk in the footsteps of the Incas in the astonishing 15th-century city built on terraces in a cloud forest. Learn how they built an empire of 12 million people in just over a century, and created feats of engineering that still inspire and impact people today. An exploration of the imperial Incan capital of Cusco reveals a lively city whose 800 years of history are evident. Voyage into the heart of the virgin rainforest of the Amazon’s Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve, home to hundreds of species of birds, mammals, and marine life including sloths, tamarins, caimans, endangered scarlet macaws, and rare pink dolphins.
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