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Misadventures on a Peruvian Train Phillip M Williams2120 words The Desamparados Railway Station in Lima, Peru was bustling at 7.00am. “Get there early to claim a seat” was the advice from other backpackers who we’d met the night before in a bar in the Plaza de Armas. We were all travelling cheaply in South America in September, 1976, and this cohort of multi-cultural adventurers were bound for Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas. Marie joined the queue to purchase tickets for the 8.00am departure to Huancayo at 3,300 metres in the An...
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