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Cuzcopia

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July 27th 2007
From Iquitos in the thick of the jungle it was a double flight via Lima with a stop off for McDonalds and then onto Cuzco. We were greeted by sheep in the aiport carpark and we seemed to escape altitude sickness for the time being. We headed straight for Plaza de Armas in the center of the city where we had rang ahead to organise a room. We were greeted at the Plaza by a beutiful rainbow strecthin ... 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