Local Checkpoint

From the main road, we had to cross the river to drive up to the community of Perolniyoc. To protect their community, they had a checkpoint with a gate to keep people out. Like T'astayoc, there are no cases of Covid near Perolniyoc. This woman knew to expect us and opened the gate for us to cross the river. Auqui gave her one of our extra kg bags of rice in appreciation.

COVID in Cusco: Quarantine Week 15

June 27th 2020
Sunday, 21 June, 2020 Day 99 of quarantine, 9 days to go Like last week, I’m at a loss as to what exactly I am counting down to. With case numbers surging around the world and a vaccine still a distant dream, what’s the point of counting down? Should I be counting up? Once quarantine is over, I’m going to have to switch to counting up from the day that the first case of Covid-19 wa ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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