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COVID in Cusco: Quarantine Week 15

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June 27th 2020
Sunday, 21 June, 2020 Day 99 of quarantine, 9 days to go Like last week, I’m at a loss as to what exactly I am counting down to. With case numbers surging around the world and a vaccine still a distant dream, what’s the point of counting down? Should I be counting up? Once quarantine is over, I’m going to have to switch to counting up from the day that the first case of Covid-19 wa ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

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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