Peru - Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
February 1st 2011 Alegria and I arrived bleary eyed at 6am in Cusco and slept a couple of hours before taking an afternoon tour of the Incan ruins around the city. We visited 4 sites which were interesting when explained by the guide but unspectacular compared to another sites in the region.
I was appalled to learn that when the Spanish arrived at Cusco, the "navel" of the Incan empire they systematically set a
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