San Blas

Peru and the Inca Trails

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November 23rd 2008
Hi all, it´s been a while...we flew to Cusco, Peru (Lima, then Cusco) from Sao Paulo on the 11 Nov (I think). we just stayed near the airport in SP as we were told not to stay in the city(crime etc). Also, we were told to skip Lima so we got connecting flight in lima to cusco. Cusco was v pretty. its v high up so the altitude did affect us slightly but not much. nice during the day but freezing w ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

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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