Our room for the night

Homestay in Raqchi

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November 20th 2007
Fresh off the back of El Misti we arrived in the tiny village of Raqchi for an unexpected homestay. Pauline and I were greeted by our Peruvian family and whisked of through some tiny back streets by Emily the 7 year old little girl of the family. Obviously more at home with running down dark alleys dodging puddles that would consume a small elephant and equally large piles of fresh llama s%&t, ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Raqchi

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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