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Cusco

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May 8th 2006
Our first full day in Cusco. In the morning we checked in with our Inca trail trekking company PeruTreks did our banking, turned down beggers, art, postcards, guides, finger puppets. To say one is hounded here is an understatement, in comparison to the rest of Peru anyway. Makes for a fun game to see them ahead positioning for the proposal and to dive across the road through traffic and thwart the ... 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