Last day in Cuzco - Hotel Court Yard

Travel back to Lima

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June 26th 2005
Today was travel a day. We left our homebase hostel in Cuzco (not sure if I mentioned it, but this hotel (structure) must be at least 600 years old) built on a side of a mountain (as most things are in this region, for lack of flat land) Flight to Lima was smooth and uneventful. As expected Lima was covered in its perpetually gray winter sky. The city is a stark change from Cuzco, which in r ... read more

South America » Peru » 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