Did someone say human sacrifice???

Exploring the Inca ruins in Cusco

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December 2nd 2007
During the last month I have been lucky enough to see pretty much all of the Inca ruins and sights around Cusco. The first tour we did was to the four ruins closets to Cusco - Saqsaywaman, Q’enqo, Pukapukra and Tambomachay - and we visited these on horse back. After hoping on our much emancipated horses (they looked like they we in need of a good feed) we headed of to our first sight of the da ... 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