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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: Peru 2
Date: September 15th 2006
Apologies in advance for the high(er) level of whinge and generalist economic blather in the following blog. Yes I realise you're all mostly at work and I have nothing to complain about. In Cusco I realised I was wrong to whinge about the prices of tours to the Blanca and Huayhuash. Prices this side of Peru are clearly a bit out of control; but so is the tourist demand. Again I tried my trick o ... read more
Date: September 15th 2006
Apologies in advance for the high(er) level of whinge and generalist economic blather in the following blog. Yes I realise you're all mostly at work and I have nothing to complain about. In Cusco I realised I was wrong to whinge about the prices of tours to the Blanca and Huayhuash. Prices this side of Peru are clearly a bit out of control; but so is the tourist demand. Again I tried my trick o ... read more
