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Puno to Cuzco

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July 10th 2007
Yesterday we travelled from Puno to Cuzco, we left the hotel with another Gap group and headed out of Puno by local bus, what we were aware of was strkes, these occur quite often over here, this particular day the teachers were striking over a pay dispute with the government, and several teachers had been sacked over this, So when we went to leave Puno we came to a blockade, seemed like the wh ... 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