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Sanity-saving walks

This is the part of the Qhapaq Ñan that leads from Cusco past the Temple of the Moon, and continues north. The Qhapaq Ñan is the system of roads the connected the Inca Empire from Ecuador down through Chile and from the Pacific Ocean up over the Andes and into the Amazon basin. I am so fortunate to live right next to where this road connects to the Plaza de Armas in Cusco, which allows me to easily go for a walk, now that quarantine restrictions allow for adults to exercise outside the home.
COVID in Cusco: Week 21

August 8th 2020
Sunday, 2 August, 2020 142 days since Covid arrived in Cusco It was quiet this morning. For the first morning in fifteen straight days, the construction workers were not a few yards from my windows, cutting rebar, mixing cement and blasting their radio. We are back in quarantine, with another all day Sunday curfew. Nobody leaves the house today, except for emergency medical care. N ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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
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