Cusco

The Inca Code

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November 26th 2008
The great Peruvian adventure got of to a slightly shaky start with a shifty taxi driver. Despite having struck a deal for 40 soles for a lift into Lima from the airport, he quickly asked us to pay and proceeded to explain that in Peru when people say 40, they actually mean 400 and he swiftly presented us with a bill. We calculated that this sum of money would buy us approximately 133.3 of the fine ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco

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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