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Background: 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 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime. FUJIMORI won reelection to a third term in the spring of 2000, but international pressure and corruption scandals led to his ouster by Congress in November of that year. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which ushered in Alejandro TOLEDO as the new head of government; his presidency has been hampered by allegations of corruption.




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Pisac Yesterday
15 days ago: NatMac published a blog
Pisac Yesterday
November 17th 2009  South America » Peru » Cusco » Pisac
Hi everyone, Ve here again. Yesterday we went to the market in Pisac and bought a whole bunch of stuff. We (mainly I) ate a whole bunch of empanadas and deserts. We took the bus for the first tim ... 35 photos [full story]

27th October
33 days ago: codemonkey published a blog
27th October
October 27th 2009  South America » Peru » Cusco » Pisac
Cusco is a wonderful, vibrant and historic city. In all measures it stands tall. It is also extremely touristy, and I mean extremely. If Machu Picchu was an amusement park, then Cusco is surely a circ ... 5 photos [full story]

The highlight of my time in Cusco
34 days ago: Jessica lb published a blog
The highlight of my time in Cusco
October 28th 2009  South America » Peru » Cusco » Pisac
Cusco itself is crowded, overpriced and absolutely rammed full of tourists.... no wonder it is overpriced as the locals have cottoned on to the fact that the many rich americans that come here can pay ... 2 photos [full story]

Peru - Lesmahagow Work Party 2009
101 days ago: Kawai published a blog
Peru - Lesmahagow Work Party 2009
July 19th 2009  South America » Peru » Cusco » Pisac
Today we headed off to the tourist market at Pisac. Via public transport. And amazingly we all managed to get on to the same bus at the bus station. The roads in this area of Peru managed to ma ... 6 photos [full story]

184 days ago: IsaSim published a blog
27h de voyagement plus tard...
June 1st 2009  South America » Peru » Cusco » Pisac
Oui c'est ca que ca prend pour se rendre de Lima a Cuzco par la route. C'est vraiment long parce que c'est dans les Andes et je doute qu il y ait eu plus de 2 min de route en ligne droite. Une ... [full story]


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