Cuzco Cathedral

Cuzco, Peru

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February 24th 2007
Cuzco, Peru For those who are interested in Cuzco’s history, geography, landscape, architecture, culture, handicrafts, folklore etc. I would rather refer to more authentic sources like the link below: http://www.cusco-peru.org/ For others, I am giving my own impressions for what it is worth. (Worth maybe about 50 clicks on the blog.) Cuzco, variously spelled as Qu ... 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