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Inca Power

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March 23rd 2006
Sorry for the delay! Melia and I had a great trip to Machu Picchu this past weekend!!! We finished our school on Friday and then had a birthday lunch with our host family. It was our madre (here in Cusco, Lucia) Judi´s birthday. There was quite a feast. As with most things here in Peru it involved Coca Cola. Melia´s professora still thinks that there is actual cocaine in the Coke. If you ... 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