Plaza de Armas

Cusco - Stairs & San Blas

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October 18th 2008
We were out of bed at 0830 and had to have a cold shower as I couldn’t figure out the electric heating system. We bumped into David - the Irishman we had met in Nazca - who was staying at the same hostel and between us we solved New Zealand’s and the worlds rugby problems. The sun was out when we finally decided to do something so we went to the ATM to get finds to pay for the backpacker tra ... 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