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sculpture in the plaza  
   

sculpture in the plaza

San Blaas area, Cusco. I love that these guys are allowed to make their stuff in the middle of a public area. I dont think that would happen at home. OK, so maybe a bit of a barrier set up around the welding would be a safe addition, but still...
the scenic way back to Cusco through Chinchero

August 12th 2008
On our way back to Cusco we stopped at Chinchero. The town was included on our sacred valley tour but we did not get to go to it because we got off at Ollantaytambo to catch our train to Machu Pichu. We walked through a locals market, which was really interesting. Kate got hassled AGAIN by little kids wanting to sell tacky fake lama beanies with lama patterns on them. She was always attracting peo ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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
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