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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]
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] Blog: Last few days in Peru. . . . tomorrrow Bolivia!
Date: October 28th 2009
Hello Darlings, Greetings from Puno (where?) - on the shores of lake Titicaca - the world's highest navigable lake (though no-one seems to be entirely sure what that means!!!). And this is our last day in Peru! We had a final day in Cusco and they were having a big festival. This consisted of lots of people marching each group accompanied by their band. Pretty much everyone in Cusco seemed ... read more
Date: October 28th 2009
Hello Darlings, Greetings from Puno (where?) - on the shores of lake Titicaca - the world's highest navigable lake (though no-one seems to be entirely sure what that means!!!). And this is our last day in Peru! We had a final day in Cusco and they were having a big festival. This consisted of lots of people marching each group accompanied by their band. Pretty much everyone in Cusco seemed ... read more
