City Centre

Cusco

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June 19th 2009
Okay, so I´m heading off on the Inca Trail tomorrow so I thought that I´d update the blog. I´ve been here for almost a week now and am actually starting to know my way around. I´ve been taking language courses so my spanish is getting better, but I still battle trying to understand what´s been said to me. Food I´ve found the food in Cuzco to be awesome. I don´t know if it´s my at ... 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