Viva El Peru

Cusco: Valley of Culture and Cuba Libres

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March 27th 2007
It looked like a moving coffin for the living. I stood amongst the mass of people flowing through Lima"s bus station and stared up at my transport. The cheapest available ticket had led me to stand in the shadow of this crumbling bus and I anticipated with dread the trip ahead. Departing Lima, the bus will snake its way across the mountains of Peru to Cusco in the east, taking a little over 24 ... 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