Walk through town

Ruins around Cusco

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September 23rd 2007
I´m feeling MUCH better today, so Jamie and I decided to celebrate by visiting some of the Inca ruins near Cusco. We had read in the Lonely Planet that the best way to see them was to either catch a bus to the furthest ones and walk back, or to hire a taxi for the day. Since it was my first trip out since surviving Salmonella, we decided that we would just walk up to the first ruins - Sascayhua ... 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