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Cuzco, Peru

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May 14th 2008
Cuzco Day 40 We arrived last night in Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital said to be founded around 1100AD. Today, we needed rest so we sleepily wandered around the town taking in very little but organising our next few days. The town is kept very well that is obvious and for the first time on our trip we saw a concentrated mass of tourists. The seething masses were now unfamilia ... 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