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Jungle and coping with altitude

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September 1st 2007
Well First of all, I was only joking about the Canadians! They do seem v. different from their north american cousins. And as it happens my comment came back to bite as we were joined by another couple of Candians on route to Puerto Maldonado. All very nice. We arrived into the heat of a mad town with everyone zippping around on mopeds, whole families, no SUVs here even tho there are mostly d ... 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