Coricancha

Day6

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July 3rd 2007
A 6:30am alarm call to ensure that we caught the 8am bus service to Cusco. However, when we reached the bus station we were greeted by the news that a bus strike was on! So it was back to the hotel to await further developments. Evidently the two direct routes to Cusco had been blocked by the locals protesting about polution of the rivers. Nothing was getting from Puno to Cusco! Luciano came up w ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno

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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