Made it!

Cusco and Inca Trail

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July 27th 2008
Cusco Our bus journey from La Paz to Cusco was a much more enjoyable experience than our previous bus trip. Again we were travelling with Pat, Yvonne and Shoko and two of the Americans, Mike and Jamie, were also on the same bus. On the way to Cusco we passed by lake Titicaca, watched the Fifth Element in Spanish and saw a woman pushing a sheep in a cart. Getting off the bus we met a girl fro ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Inca Trail

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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