Lunchtime

Cusco - all in ruins

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June 28th 2007
We found mid June to be a good time to visit Cusco. The city put on its party hat and for our entire visit, there were celebrations and parades in the street, dancing, fireworks and the odd protest just to get in on the action. We saw the Corpus Christi parade, where the locals dust off all the saints and parade them around the town square. They are then carted off somewhere to have a bit of a ... 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