Big dude - take 2

Party time in Cuzco

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June 27th 2008
Well, we left off at the end of the Inka Trail (and our crazy train ride), but this wasn´t the end of the day . . . After a ride back to Cuzco in our minivan (with beer in hand and eighties music playing), we saw that Cuzco was ready to play. The streets were filled with families, people in traditional dress, people in costume and all sorts of bits and bobs. No matter how tired we were, this ... 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