Cusco

Cusco!

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February 4th 2008
Hola! The 26 hour bus ride to Cusco was at times miserable, and at times more miserable. I got to see plenty of the country side and absorb a sense of the Peruvian landscape, but a bus crossing over a mountainous landscape using excruciatingly twisty, curvy roads at night does not sit well with my stomach. Anyways it was part of the experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have over 45 hours ... 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