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	Vilcabamba Natural Guide - Exploring Ecuador.com
		Arriving by road from Loja, glimpses of the Vilcabamba valley appear as you crest the rim from the valley of Malacatos.
		The town of Vilcabamba lies at the center of this patchwork, with its plaza (main square) at an elevation of 1560 m.
		Vilcabamba’s rivers are by turns life-giving and destructive, and a source of both pleasure and frustration for local residents and tourists alike.
	www.exploringecuador.com /en_ar_vilcabamba_natural_guide.htm (2392 words)

	Vilcabamba Valley is a Paradise on Earth. Town Located in Ecuador South America
		Vilcabamba is located in the southernmost province of Ecuador in Loja City 42 kms (27 miles) south of the city of Loja.
		The lower Vilcabamba is a quilted patchwork of corn and sugar cane fields, fruit orchards and cattle pastures.
		Vilcabamba Valley is known as the "Valley of Longevity", due to the long life span enjoyed by the locals, their longevity attributed to low index of heart disease, a stable climate, and the special properties of the valley's hot springs.
	www.galapagos-islands-tourguide.com /vilcabamba-valley.html (692 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Weekend \| 90, 100, 130... who's counting?
		Situated in the lower Ecuadorean Andes, close to the border with Peru, Vilcabamba was, I'd been told, a veritable Shangri-la, a lush, subtropical valley with a perfect, year-round spring climate, pollution-free mountain air and crystal-clear drinking water, where every fruit, grain and vegetable imaginable grew wild.
		Thirty years ago, the longevos, or long-living people of Vilcabamba, were a legend in university gerontology departments, a phenomenon to be bracketed with the centenarians of the Caucasus, Georgia and northern Kashmir.
		Like most of the nonagenarians and centenarians I interviewed, Señora Lucilla couldn't recall her birthday and was unable to produce either a church- or a state-issued birth certificate (apparently, she had left it with one of her daughters in Loja for safekeeping).
	www.guardian.co.uk /weekend/story/0,3605,894663,00.html (2873 words)

	Vilcabamba Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1982, Dr. Morton Walker arrived in Vilcabamba to investigate the cell mineralization of the local residents and its relationship with genetÌcs and the natural environment.
		Once the people of Vilcabamba are 50 years old, their body minerals are virtually identical, and accumulative toxic metals are at very low levels.
		So, all the minerals in Vilcabamba water, and the most important ones in the irrigated food chain are coming from a vegetable source.
	www.vilcabamba.org /article.html (1246 words)

	Gate of the Sun - Ecuador - Andes - Vilcabamba Valley Adventure Hiking - Podocarpus National Park
		Besides its untouched natural beauty, the Vilcabamba Valley is known in the scientific world for the large number of native people who live well past the age of 100.
		The climate, the total absence of industry and the clearest, purest water in South America all contribute to this longevity.
		En route we pass Cerro Mandango and might be able to climb to its peak for a view of the entire Vilcabamba Valley.
	www.gateofthesun.com /Vilcabamba/index.htm (610 words)

	Vilcabamba, Ecuador
		Although further study has somewhat debunked the “Valley of Longevity” theory, Vilcabamba wouldn’t be a bad place to grow old, and its gorgeous setting and tranquil pace of life have taken over as its main draw.
		The 20th century arrived a little late here—horses are still as common as cars in the streets—and as a result the town has had to cope with significant changes in the last few decades.
		A good place to start is one of the three drinking-water plants in town, where Vilcabamba’s reputation for longevity is bottled for those unfortunates in less balmy climes.
	www.moon.com /planner/ecuador/mustsees/vilcabamba.html (854 words)

	Vilcabamba Ecuador
		The valley of Vilcabamba is located near to Loja, only 40 minutes far, up to 5,000ft (1500-1600 mts) above sea level, by being on the equatorial divide it maintains a spring like temperature of 65 to 82 degrees Farenheit (18 to 28 degrees Celsius) year round.
		Furthermore, nearly every other building has a sign out front advertising massages and facials, a trend started by a few hotels and later picked up by the rest of the resident population, a large percentage of which are foreigners who couldn't bring themselves to leave.
		Vilcabamba has many activities to offer such as: walking, hiking, horse trekking, mountain biking, an ideal location for photographers, painters, biologists and bird watchers.
	www.ecuadors.org /vilcabamba (393 words)

	Ecuador Roads through Ecuador; from Cuenca - Machala - Zaruma - Loja - Vilcabamba - Cuenca - Puyango - Latacunga - ...
		Cuenca - Machala - Puyango - Zaruma - Loja - Vilcabamba - Cuenca
		Cuenca - Machala - Zaruma - Loja - Vilcabamba - Cuenca
		Cuenca - Machala - Puyango - Loja - Vilcabamba - Cuenca
	www.ecuaworld.com /ecuaroads/routes02.htm (929 words)

	Alternative to the Inca Trail, Vilcabamba trek in Peru.
		From the time of the Conquest until 1572, the remnants of the Inca civilization inhabited what is now the zone of Vilcabamba – a region of mountains and jungles between The Urubamba and Apurimac rivers.
		This new capital, called Vilcabamba (in chronicles Vilcabamba the Old), was finally taken and sacked by the Spanish in 1572, depopulated, and left to the jungle.
		Careful study of the Spanish records of the fall of Vilcabamba had led Savoy to reject Bingham's thesis since Machu Picchu failed almost totally to conform with the Spaniards' descriptions of the city and its site.
	www.lostworldadventures.com /activities/hiking/peru/vilcabambatrek.htm (760 words)

	Cusco Travel :·:·.:· Cusco Peru, Machu Picchu Inca Trail, Cusco Inka Trail, Vilcabamba Valley
		With the name of vilcabamba is known a ridge that rises over the 6000 meters above sea level and it acts as a divining wall between the departments of Cusco and Apurimac.
		Besides being a place that has an abundant fauna and flora, the region covers and houses very interesting and not so well known archeological remains like Espíritu Pampa, Rosaspata, Choquepalta, and Yuracrumi (white stone) and many others, all discover by Hiram Bingham after finding the citadel of Machu Picchu.
		The complex of Tarawasi, is consider being a center for Inca rituals, located in the main part of Chinchaysuyo, built with granite, polish until having the shape of a pillow.
	www.cuscoperu.com /cusco/travel-peru/025-vilcabamba-machupicchu.html (303 words)

	Vilcabamba - Last Capital of the Incas
		From the time of the conquest until 1572, the remnant of the Inca civilisation inhabited the area now known as Vilcabamba, an inhospitable region of mountains and jungle between the Urubamba and Apurimac rivers.
		By the beginning of the 20th century, Vilcabamba's original location had been forgotten and its very existence was doubted.
		This first day is a relatively easy one as we ascent to the source of the Vilcabamba river at the pass called Qollpaqasa, at 12,400ft, the highest point of our trek.
	www.io.com /~jmc12/vilcabamba.html (740 words)

	Life, Thoughts & Coffee » Vilcabamba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		When I first set eyes on Vilcabamba, I remember thinking, “What the heck!”It was a shock.
		Vilcabamba is centered around a square with small stores surrounding it and, of course, there’’s a church, a very old, simple one.
		Vilcabamba had its first UFO Convention in 2004.
	www.favorito.com /daily/?p=21 (747 words)

	Vilcabamba, Peru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vilcabamba was a city founded by Manco Inca in 1539 and was the last refuge of the Inca Empire until it fell to the Spaniards in 1572, signalling the end of Inca resistance to Spanish rule.
		The ruins of the city were rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911 in a remote forest site 130km west of Cuzco called Espíritu Pampa, but he failed to realize its significance, preferring to believe that Machu Picchu, which he also rediscovered, was the fabled "Lost City of the Incas".
		It wasn't until the explorations and discoveries of Antonio Santander and Gene Savoy in the 1960s and later archeological work by Vincent Lee and research by John Hemming that Espíritu Pampa was generally accepted as the historical Vilcabamba.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vilcabamba,_Peru (199 words)

	SARAGUROS IN VILCABAMBA
		But recently, the flow of permanent migration of Saraguros into the Vilcabamba Valley has diminished to a trickle and most of the migration today (about fifty people a year) is in the form of seasonal wage labor.
		Moreover, the Saraguros in Vilcabamba have maintained, to their best abilities, many of the cultural appearances that are distinctive to Saraguros in general.
		However there is interest in maintaining it, and there is a community effort underway for bilingual schooling in Mollepamba, and plans for their youth to make cultural field trips to the home area of Saraguro for the purpose of maintaining the language and the culture.
	www.saraguro.org /vilcabamba.htm (888 words)

	Vilcabamba Getting There (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In Zumba there are several busses daily to Loja, that can drop you of in Vilcabamba too.
		Prices are at about $6,5 to Vilcabamba and a dollar more to Loja.
		About 3 hours of the ride are on really bad roads, but these are also the most beautiful parts, so it´s okay to have your head out of the window.
	www.world66.com /southamerica/ecuador/vilcabamba/getting_there (333 words)

	Vilcabamba - photos of scenery in Equador on Worldisround
		Scenery in Equador - travel photos - Vilcabamba is in the far south of Ecuador.
		Vilcabamba is in the far south of Ecuador.
		You should check your spelling - the name is Vilcabamba - not Vicabamba as printed at the top of the picture of the "trpical" crowded street scene.
	www.worldisround.com /articles/11344/index.html (334 words)

	City Occupied by Inca Discovered on Andean Peak in Peru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The style is thought to be typical of the dwellings of Andeans who occupied the region before the Inca or under Inca rule, but Frost said initial observations point to occupation by the Inca themselves.
		The newly discovered settlement is in the southern part of a sparsely inhabited region known as Vilcabamba, named for a local mountain chain.
		Vilcabamba has long been known as the last outpost of the Inca in their attempt to evade conquest by the Spanish, who arrived early in the 16th century in search of gold.
	news.nationalgeographic.com /news/2002/03/0314_0318_vilcabamba.html (1307 words)

	Ecuador PlanetEcuador- Andes - Vilcabamba
		And if you want to relax in a nice and peaceful environment that got called the valley of longevity, Vilcabamba should to be part of your destinations.
		Vilcabamba is a very very little village one hour South of Loja in the very South of Ecuador.
		This village is specially known for the longevity of its inhabitants.
	www.planetecuador.net /vilcabamba.htm (92 words)

	Vilcabamba travel guide
		Vilcabamba is one of the top tourist destinations in the South of Ecuador.
		Vilcabamba is a bit of a surrealist place: a small town inhabited by normal mountain folks, crowded with white people from all over the world.
		There you get to choose between going to Chachapoyas (with it´s famous Gocta falls and the ruins of Kuelap) and further into the jungle to Iquitos, or to the Pacific in Chiclayo or Piura on the Northern Pacific to Amazon crossing.
	www.world66.com /southamerica/ecuador/vilcabamba (333 words)

	Loja Ecuador - Ministry of Tourism - Ecuador
		Located in southern Ecuador, Loja is most well known the Vírgen del Cisne religious festivals it organizes, which attract pilgrims from all over the country and from abroad, as well.
		Loja also has popular tourist attractions, the most well known being Vilcabamba Valley, famous for the longevity of the locals, most of whom live to the age of 100.
		Vilcabamba, the “Valley of Longevity”, is located just south of Loja.
	www.vivecuador.com /html2/eng/loja_en.htm (464 words)

	Incas and Conquistadors
		In the Vilcabamba valley, Manco Inca had not yet given up trying to expel the Spanish from Peru.
		Thus began the creation of the city of Vilcabamba, the mysterious lost city of the Incas, the final capital of the Inca Empire.
		The Spaniards were forced to abandon their horses at an early stage and advance on foot, making them ideal targets for boulder-throwing natives and archers.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/road/hc09/incas/conquest-1539.html (547 words)

	Natural Vilcabamba: Natural Foundations of Vilcabamba's Environment: Rivers and Hydrology
		From the southeastern end of the valley flow the Rio Yambala (which supplies piped water to Vilcabamba and the surrounding barrios) and the Rio Capamaco.
		Sediment build-up is a major factor influencing the course of Vilcabamba’s rivers.
		As the rain that feeds the headwaters of Vilcabamba’s rivers filters through the thick mat of vegetation in the paramo (see The Regional Context in Section 2), it picks up minerals, including manganese, magnesium, selenium and zinc.
	www.magma.ca /~neufeldm/section1/rivers.htm (1004 words)

	Lost capital of the Incas - Vilcabamba Trek
		This is a unique expedition, off the beaten path into the Vilcabamba range, visiting the lost Capital of the Incas during the Conquest, Espíritu Pampa (plain of spirits) in the heart of the jungle.
		Vitcos, is the residence of the last Inca Manco Inca, and this is the place where the Spaniards murdered him.
		This valleys are surrounded by high mountains and glaciers where early andean inhabitants condition them in harmony with nature, establishing civilizations with high social and technological order.
	www.mayuc.com /vilcabamba.html (767 words)

	The secret of life \| Vilcabamba, Ecuador Travel Blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Vilcabamba was once an isolated village but has now become an established stop along the gringo trail between Ecuador and Peru, so we thought we would pay it a visit.
		We also wanted to see if it is true that nearly all residents of Vilcabamba live until at least 100.
		Vilcabamba was just the tonic we needed before attempting the border crossing but I will fill you in on that little adventure next time I write.
	www.travelpod.com /cgi-bin/guest.pl?tweb_UID=bevhunt&tweb_tripID=samerica2005&tweb_entryID=1129908840&tweb_PID=tpod (493 words)

	Vilcabamba: Longevity and the Art of Living (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		After considerable search we found a guide who was knowledgeable, and then took a long day's ride in his four wheel drive vehicle down the spine of the Andes to reach the valley.
		We found Vilcabamba to be almost incomparably beautiful, with perfect weather, green hills, and a laid-back lifestyle that includes an Incan system of nutrition, exercise, routine, and spirituality that must help the residents live longer, happier, healthier lives.
		In fact, this environment and lifestyle traditionally made the people of Vilcabamba so healthy that when the Spanish first arrived over five hundred years ago the Fountain of Youth myth was formed.
	www.internationalliving.com /ecuador/free/eletters_194.cfm (465 words)

	2 On to Vilcabamba
		All three places are on the edge of a national park which we hope to visit.
		From what they said it sounds like Vilcabamba is a little hive of scientific activity due to the climate here.
		Even though she has only been here less than a year they also said that Carol apparently knows everyone in town and is a great source of information.
	www.aaltenvoogd.com /ecuador_diary_part_02.htm (1395 words)

	Seeking eternal youth in Vilcabamba, Vilcabamba, Ecuador
		The valley of Vilcabamba is nicked as the Valley of Longevity since the 1960's when doctors discovered that most of its residents live beyond 100years old.
		The vitality and health of its villagers is evident in seeing 70 or 80 year old men and women toiling the fields when they should be at home rocking in their chairs silly.
		I survived (miraculously) a 20 hour long border crossing bus ride from Trujillo to Vilcabamba and boy was I glad to tuck into a delish German meal after a long day on a cranky bus.
	www.traveljournals.net /stories/10346.html (600 words)

	Natural Vilcabamba: Plant Systems and Species: Riversides
		Historically, species that provided fruits, cover for hunting, or other benefits to the nearby population, were cultivated (or at least selectively allowed to grow) along rivers.
		The species shown in the photo, caña guadúa (Guadua angustifolia), is fairly widespread throughout Ecuador, and may be the only species native to the Vilcabamba valley.
		Along some stretches of river in Vilcabamba, bamboo has been planted to help stabilize the shoreline.
	www.magma.ca /~neufeldm/section3/riversides.htm (654 words)

	Vilcabamba Travel Guide Vilcabamba Loja Ecuador
		Vilcabamba is considered one of the most tranquil and relaxing towns to visit in Ecuador and alternative health options including massage, aromatherapy along with a host of other remedial treatments as a result of foreign migrants over the past few decades.
		From Vilcabamba the road leads south to Yangana, Valladolid, Palanda and Zumba.
		From San Ignacio transport is available to Jaén (3 1/2 hours south, US$4), crossing here is very relaxed unlike the Colombian border and if the border patrol is asleep you may have to knock on the door.
	www.thebestofecuador.com /vilcabamba.htm (1018 words)

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