Plaza de Armas

Cusco

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October 12th 2007
Got here yesterday after flying to Lima from Ayacucho then another flight here. (CLICK ON PHOTOS FOR BIGGER IMAGE.) Staying at El Grial, a tiny place in the San Blas arts quarters. Very friendly, relaxed and quiet, on what amounts to a cul de sac but substantially uphill from Plaza de Armas. Easy 10-15 min walk down, taxi rides ($1) back up until a few days' acclimation. .Slept most of afterno ... 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