Apacheta

Peruvians make stacks of rocks called apacheta, which are similar to a cairn. Like their counterparts in the Himalaya, they are used more to ask the mountains for safe passage than to mark trails.

COVID in Cusco: Week 37

November 28th 2020
Saturday, 21 November, 2020 The Ausangate trek started at 4am today! Well, the drive to the trailhead started at about 4am. We didn’t actually start walking until about 10am. The drive from Cusco to Ocongate is over 3 hours. We had breakfast in Ocongate and bought a few last minute supplies. Another half hour up a dirt road and we stopped where our arrieros were already getting the ho ... 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

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