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My First Week in Cusco

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July 7th 2008
Hey everyone! Sorry for not writing in a while. things have just been really crazy here.. but a good kind of crazy! My first week of classes went really well... my teacher is a really funny guy. Very relatable. There is a lot of work actually. I will be doing my first mini lesson tomorrow morning. It's only about 20 minutes long but it's sort of nerve racking because it's really going to be the ... 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