the road to cusco

April 16th 2009
And so began the longest journey of our lives. It started better than we had anticipated when the bus finally arrived; looking rather like a real bus, rather than the tin can we'd been expecting. However, we saw the result of our cost-cutting almost immedietley; limited leg room, burning radiators overcompensating for the cold outside, and "50 First Dates" in Spanish did not bode well (Adam Sandle ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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

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Connie Hunter

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I'm off to Peru! Here is the link to the organisation I'll be volunteering for: http://bruceperu.org/ This one perhaps gives a better idea of what I'll actually be doing: http://agendasos.com/WELCOME/ I'll be in Trujillo, Peru for 2 months, then Tom will be flying out to meet me in early April, and then we'll be travelling for hopefully 4-6 weeks. My phone number wont be working so if you want to get in contact please email; I will have a local sim card but it'll cost me many monies for people to call me. That's about it! I'll try to keep my entries as short but interesting as poss... full info

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