Heavy load

My hat? Nice price for you...

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May 12th 2009
Next up we had about five days in Cusco (about 3800 metres above sea level) to have a look around and to help us prepare for the high altitude of the Inca trek. Cusco was the centre of the Inca Empire and is therefore a major tourist attraction on the way to the Inca trail. It is surrounded by Inca ruins, five of which we visited: Saqsaywamán (which sounds suspiciously like ´Sexy Woman´), Q´en ... 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