Section of stone wall at Sacsayhuaman

Cuzco

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June 21st 2012
We arrived at the bus station in Cuzco at 5:45 am, 15 minutes before our scheduled arrival time. The person who was to transfer us to our hotel was nowhere in sight. So we waited ... and waited ... and waited until I was more than a little grumpy. I called our travel agent in Lima at 6:30 am who, much to my surprise, answered his phone. Thank goodness we had bought a Peruvian cellphone sim card ... 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