Chris drinking Chicha Jora

Last days in Cuzco

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June 24th 2007
The day after arriving back from our trek we slept in and missed our hotel breakfast. Bummer. This left us no other choice but to go down a couple blocks to Jack's Cafe, a local watering hole famous for their breakfasts. Chris had the pancakes (which were huge!) and Sarah had the "El Gordo", which for those of you who don't habla Espanol is Spanish for "The fat one". We spent the day lazily wande ... 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