Cusco Plaza da Armas

Bussing Bolivia to Peru

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March 14th 2005
First thing on list is ..... learn Spanish and come back to Bolivia, its utterly amazing and I need to see the salt plains and mines further south. Anyway, slid down the stairs, onto a boat, then bus to Cusco, Peru. Crossed the border and then travelled around the lake to Puno. Where there was a 6 hour gap between buses, then the night bus was cancelled and we were bundled onto a 1600 bus. M ... 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