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A long bus ride from Cusco to Puno

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August 20th 2008
Our day of travel started out with another breakfast of yogurt on dry cereal. I'm actually starting to get used to that for breakfast -- not that I'm going to start eating that at home... Their coffee is very weird here too. It's so thick you can practically chew it, and you have to add 3/4 milk or water to make it palatable. After that, though, it's pretty good. I popped it into a togo cup a ... read more

South America » Peru » Puno

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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