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Travel. Act.  UW Alumni Tours Blog  Archive for November, 2012
Protecting the World’s Wonders: Machu Picchu and the Galapagos
Thursday, November 29th, 2012  UW Alumni Tours has just added an
additional departure for an amazing tour of Machu Picchu and the
Galapagos. With only 20 spaces each, these packages routinely
sell out, so act today to reserve your spot!  The ruins at Machu
Picchu are an archaeological wonder. Nearly intact after
centuries of neglect, this site truly lets the visitor walk in
the footsteps of the ancients and see how they lived their daily
lives. Likewise, the Galapagos Islands are a remarkably diverse
and fragile natural preserve, kept safe from the depredations of
hunters for millennia. How is it possible that these two places
survived through the ages?  Well, for starters, for much of
their histories, both places were remarkably difficult to get
to.  Machu Picchu  A UW Alumni Tours group shows their Husky
Pride near Mac