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CUSCO - DAY 3

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August 15th 2010
CUSCO - DAY 3 Saturday, August 14th: Today was going to be another down day, except for our Inca Trail briefing at 7pm. We woke up pretty early as usual (and I finally got a good night's sleep), but then lazed around the room for a while before going to breakfast. We'd made a shopping list of things we needed before leaving for the trek, including gloves for me, soroche pills just in case, a ... read more

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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