Viva Peru!

Things we lost on the road

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November 15th 2011
Copacabana was our last stop in Bolivia, next destination: Cusco in Peru. We booked a nice "cama"-bus for the nine hour busride but when we showed up at bus agency half an hour before departure, things got a little shady. We should mention that there are not just one or two companies that offer transportation but numerous bus companies and travel agencies going with different buses and at differen ... 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