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Cusco

Southern Peru - Salkantay to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley

July 23rd 2009
Cusco Well after all that adventure in Northern Peru I travelled about a million hours (ok slight exaggeration) south to Lima, before connecting with another 22 hour long bus headed to Cusco. Arriving jetlagged, if you can get jetlag from a bus trip, I didn´t really take in too much of the city. High on the list of priorities was a visit to an awesome pub/restaurant I´d heard about in ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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
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