Spanish Church in Cusco

Machu Picchu, Cusco, and Lima

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June 3rd 2008
The day after the party, I ended up staying up all night packing for the trip. We then took a 5 hour flight to Miami and then a 7 hour flight to Lima. We spent the night in Lima and caught a 5 am flight to Cusco, which took 2 hours and was scary because the visibility was so bad that the pilot had to make several attempts at landing. Cusco a city nearly 11,000 ft above sea level in the middle ... 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