the IN-Famous coca leaves

Welcome BAck to Peru...Cuzco

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April 18th 2009
Hola, So we finally made it back to Peru. We left Bolivia on April 15th. It was a 13 hour bus ride from Lap Paz to Cusco. The bus ride was so/so, not our best bus ride thats for sure. We left at 8am, well actually around 8.30am, and off we went. The first 4 hours were in bolivia and i think we had to stop for police checks about 5 times, and unlike other countries, here the police come on the b ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco » Cusco

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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