Mt. San Juan

High above Huchuy Qosqo, the only mountain with snow is San Juan. Back when the Spanish arrived, they described mountains covered with silver. Glaciers still covered the Peruvian Andes in the 1500s, although very few glaciers are left 500 years later.

COVID in Cusco: Week 16

July 4th 2020
Sunday, 28 June, 2020 Day 109 since Covid arrived in Cusco Today is going to be the last Sunday that nobody is allowed to leave home. I doubt that many businesses will be open next Sunday, but at least leaving the house won’t be cause for arrest. As things start to open up in Cusco, everybody I know is worried about case numbers going up. I think it’s unavoidable. We can’t hide in our ... 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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