Plaza de Armas

Day 56 - Travelling First Class

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May 17th 2010
Our lovely hotel receptionist had gone to the bus station the previous night to buy our tickets to Cusco, but upon boarding the top deck of the bus it seemed our seat numbers did not exist. After a few minutes of mumbling and grumbling, we were escorted downstairs to the first class section where our seats belonged - we had a 16 seat cabin to ourselves! With tons of leg room and no bag security wo ... read more

South America » Peru » 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