Inca steep steps

Cusco and the Inca "Trial"!

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October 8th 2008
Odd to be back in Lima for the night after the craziness and heat of the jungle, but great to be picked up at the airport by our lovely hotel and returned there about 10 hours later to fly to Cusco - hectic! Enjoyed getting photocopies of le Monde and the Herald Tribune at the airport - literally the only English language papers we have been able to find in S America - we are really missing the ne ... 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