Cusco celebrations

July 6th 2008
We were fortunate to have arrived in Cusco just as a week of festivities began. This originates from Inca times, when the winter solstice on 21 June was celebrated. Theres a full week of parades, dancing, music etc. There were some foreign visitors but it mainly seemed to be an occassion for locals and Peruvians to come out for a good time. Each day it started around 9 AM and continued u ... 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

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Brendan and Linda Hegarty

Bren and Linda

Hi. My name is Brendan, my wife is Linda and we are both Irish, currently living in Dublin. My wife and I have always envied those young people who had the opportunity to travel after leaving school, collage etc. We ourselves went straight from school into the work place. We always told ourselves that we would make up for this by travelling after our retirements, if we made it that far. But we often asked ourselves why the pleasures of travel should only apply to the young or the old. What about us in betweens, yep thats right, the middle aged. Both of us were in the fortuna... full info

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