I´d rather be a hammer than a nail, yes I would, if I only could, I surely would
July 9th 2008 Our trip started on Monday, June 7th, as we flew through Atlanta, overnight to Lima, and directly to Cuzco, Peru the following morning. I got off to quite a messy start, having become completely sweat-soaked carrying my backpack from my house to the airport in humid weather and also spilling two-thirds of my ginger ale on my cargo pants on the flight. Nice.
Compared to the relative quiet of t
... read more 
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 
