Cusco at last

Robbed!

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May 7th 2006
Well its hard to admit being the seasoned travellers that we consider we are but we got robbed! At the bus station in Puno while waiting for our bus to Cusco some cleaver fingered thief stole one of our day bags. The five of us had turned toward a couple travellers from Montreal who began talking to us and the rest is history. We let our guard down, hadn´t done our pre bus station security review ... 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