Plaza de Armas!

Cusco + Machu Picchu! :o)

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October 15th 2008
Hola again!! We had another luxery bus ride with panoramic seats to Cusco, although this bus ride was a bit more tearful as one of the millions of films they crammed into a 22 hour bus ride was the September 11th film which was so sad and spent most of the rest of the bus ride bawling my eyes out... i seemed to be the only one.... typical me! :o) The next morning we were driving through the mou ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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