Pitching the tent

Cuzco part I - Choquequirau

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October 26th 2007
We reached Cuzco on Friday morning, after a long night bus, and took a taxi to a Israelis hostel more or less close to the center. The place was a bit of a dump, but we took it in the meantime and decided to look for some other place later. In the breakfast we met a Israeli couple who wanted to go on a four days trek to Choquequirau, another Inca city (not Machu Picchu) that was discovered only re ... read more

South America » Peru » 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