San Martin Square, Lima

Cusco and the Sacred Valley

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April 22nd 2009
31st March 2009 After staying up all night as we had no hostel due to our early morning flight, all we can say about this day is that we arrived in Lima and slept for about 17 hours, only waking up to eat pizza! But it was pizza worth waking up for!!! 1st April 2009 After our mamouth sleep we were fresh and ready to go! Today we were going to meet the group for our Inca Trai ... 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