Advertisement
« previous next »
Cathedral  
   

Cathedral

Cusco - A breathtaking city (literally)

September 13th 2010
The 15 hour overnight bus from Nazca went smoothly and we slept for most of it despite the windy route which went up and around the mountains (at one point we were literally on the cliff edge) climbing to the city of Cusco which is 3600m above sea level, our highest town yet. Just prior to getting on the bus in Nazca, Scott got out of the taxi, (Well i will call it a taxi but it was more like a 19 ... read more
South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco » Cusco

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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.016s; Tpl: 0.004s; cc: 4; qc: 6; dbt: 0.0055s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb