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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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By codemonkey
October 30th 2009
30th October South America » Peru » Puno » Puno
Leaving Cusco behind us, we now travel south very close to the border with Bolivia, to a place called Puno on the shores of Lago Titicaca. We have tried to use trains in South America wherever possible, but your choices are slim. In Ecuador, just two or three short routes that were nowhere near the destinations that we visited. In Peru, just two routes. The first from Cusco to Machu Picchu, which we took and turned out to be a great ride. The second from Cusco to Puno, which we haven’t. The reason why? The $334 price tag. The bus which [View Full Entry]

codemonkey - Robert Baker | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 4th 2009 | 29 Views | [diary=450707]

South to Puno
Inca Kola
Puno by night

26th-30th October 2009 The big day finally came, I had spend so long counting down the days and then suddenly it felt like it came so quickly. I barely slept thenight before my first flight, but the hours awake were well spent spooning aiden!I tried my hardest to prepare myself for the moment that I had to say goodbye but nothing could prepare me for how hard it actually was. The realisation of just how much I was going to miss Aiden hit me like a tone of bricks the night before, saying goodbye at the airport was emotional to say [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 30th 2009 | 52 Views | [diary=449511]


By A Travel Story
October 30th 2009
Machu Picchu South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu We are on the airplane flying from Peru to Salvador, Brazil. We were in Machu Picchu yesterday. Tomorrow is Halloween at home in the USA. Halloween has been my favorite holiday for as long as I can remember. Kim and I both love dressing up and staying in character for the evening. One of my first memories was dressing up as the Riddler, one of Batman's enemies. I think I was in the first grade. My mom made the costume and I wore it to school. The costume was all green spandex with a large question mark on the [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 1st 2009 | 63 Views | [diary=449890]

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By timandsue
October 29th 2009
The Preparation South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco » Cusco
We don't need telling
We don't need telling
The circum-navigation begins...
Off to Cuzco And so our real circumnavigation of the globe begins. We're off to Cuzco in Peru to spend a few days acclimatizing before we begin our slightly unconventional trek through the Andes. It's a very early start. We're all packed up again, minus some of the things we needed specifically for Africa and while this is the biggest excursion away from home during this trip it's also our third so we feel confident that we've got exactly what we'll need as we zoom through the deserted streets of London towards Heathrow. At the airport we chance upon the business [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 7th 2009 | 23 Views | [diary=451188]

We've made it to Cuzco
Alpaca!
Salkantay peak from the Cuzco rooftops

Inca Trail Map
Inca Trail Map
Inca Trail laid out
The Inca Trail and Machu Picchu Oct 21 - 24, 2009 Castmembers: The Hikers: Kristy, Kirstin, Alan, Rainuka, Byron, Helen, Susan, Asif, Kelvin, Janet, Lisa, Cathy, David, Alona and Dave (me!) The Guides: Raul and Rolando The Porters: Too many to name Oct 21, 2009 - Day 1 After individual briefings on Oct 20, our intrepid group of South American explorers were picked up by bus in Cusco starting at 6:00am. By 6:30 we were loaded and ready to go. From Cusco we headed Northwest for our first destination, Ollantayambo. On the way we p [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 30th 2009 | 71 Views | [diary=449048]

Close up from bus
Ollantayambo
Dog ignoring me

Uros
Uros
Ladies of Uros - the floating reed islands
Hello Darlings, Greetings from Puno (where?) - on the shores of lake Titicaca - the world's highest navigable lake (though no-one seems to be entirely sure what that means!!!). And this is our last day in Peru! We had a final day in Cusco and they were having a big festival. This consisted of lots of people marching each group accompanied by their band. Pretty much everyone in Cusco seemed to be taking part: the nurses paraded, the lawyers, the accountants. the building workers and auxiliary trades, the young Israelis, various saints, virgins and churches were represented . . . . [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 28th 2009 | 43 Views | [diary=448750]

Ian and Misti

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 much more than they're used to. Unfortunately this has led to more street hawking than I've seen anywhere else in both Ecuador and Peru. You can't walk two steps without being offered the same hats, paintings, wooden carvings, massages and many more things that I really do not need, yet the locals insist I do! Thus we havn't had the best time in Cusco, the only [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 28th 2009 | 31 Views | [diary=449023]

Alpacas charging at me
Hello
How can he see?

This past weekend I went on a huge trip with some of my best friends! It started by taking a 16-hour bus from Lima to Arequipa, this big beautiful city in the south. Arequipa is called the White City because so much of it is made of this white volcanic rock from the nearby volcano, Misti. The city has a completely different feeling than any of the other cities I’ve been to in Peru. It is way more European with colonial-style buildings. The main plaza was absolutely spectacular. One of my friends we went with knew someone there (it was her [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 26th 2009 | 33 Views | [diary=448439]


By emedbery
October 26th 2009
Nazca/Ica South America » Peru » Ica » Huacachina
Hello all! Two weekends ago I went on a great little trip to Nazca and Ica! They are to the South of Lima and in a more desert climate. We started by taking a bus down to Nazca, about 6 hours away. We woke up early to see the Nazca lines. We rode in this little tiny airplane that flew over some of the famous ones. It was so neat! My favorite was the Condor. No one is exactly sure who made the Nazca lines (some think aliens, others think the Nazca people) or how, which adds a little bit to [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 26th 2009 | 22 Views | [diary=448440]


By IanBtravels
October 26th 2009
We did it! South America » Peru » Cusco » Salkantay Trail
After 4 days, 30 miles (walking), 15,250 feet, one glacial mountain pass, high jungles, hot springs, some rain, and lots of mosquitos, Lauren and I finally made it to Machu Picchu! To say the Salkantay trek was difficult is an understatement but it was certainly fun and rewarding! Cannot wait to fill everyone in on the details. Sorry I have been a blogtard lately... [View Full Entry]

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Published: October 26th 2009 | 47 Views | [diary=448236]