Stand here: Maintain your distance

COVID in Cusco: Week 21

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August 8th 2020
Sunday, 2 August, 2020 142 days since Covid arrived in Cusco It was quiet this morning. For the first morning in fifteen straight days, the construction workers were not a few yards from my windows, cutting rebar, mixing cement and blasting their radio. We are back in quarantine, with another all day Sunday curfew. Nobody leaves the house today, except for emergency medical care. N ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

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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