Andean Dancer

The Learning Continues

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September 28th 2007
This week I have started walking to and from the orphanage I volunteer at 4 afternoons per week. I could tell you that the walk is lovely and brisk, that the vista is incredible but that would snap the truth. The exercise I´m glad for, the extra layer of black sludge adorning my lungs. The oil stains are unlikely to come out of my shoes and, if you have ever watched the early-90s animated movi ... 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