Saqsaywaman-4

Would you eat a cuy?

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March 27th 2007
Day 2 in Cusco started again, of course, with a cup of cocoa tea. I felt a bit tired and a very mild headache, which I hoped was from my lack of sleep rather than the onset of altitude sickness. We started our ´city tour´with a driveby of the Cathedral, followed by the ruins at Sacsaywaman, aka sexywoman, Q´enqo and Tambomachay. Sacsaywaman must have been an impressive structure before ... 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