Catedral de Cusco

Machu Picchu and Cusco

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October 12th 2008
CUSCO/CUZCO We may not know which was the right way to spell it but we were headed that way. After our rather depressing return to Puno we headed for the most touristed region in Peru. We read that 90%!o(MISSING)f all tourists to Peru go to see Machu Picchu, and two million tourists a year go to Peru. What is that? 4,000 people a day? We were ready to embrace the horde! The guy at our hotel ... 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