Cusco street

Still at 3400m

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June 25th 2007
It´s my third week in Cusco and i absolutely LOVE it - I am actually staying longer than initially planned. It´s the people that make a place memorable and give you an attachment to it, rather than the scenery, although that is pretty amazing. Been rafting in the River Urumbaba, Sacred Valley. A little disappointed because i was told that that it would be a fast one and I thought I had bag ... 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