The Cathedral

A day in Cusco

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January 9th 2009
A new day, a new city. For breakfast, I have bread with butter and jam and coca tea. Hmmmm...reminds me of when I was small and we had bread with Red Rose tea for breakfast. A lot of hostel guests complain about the breakfast but I don't mind. I head out with Sofia to the market. We wonder the streets of Cusco before splitting up for lunch. I head back to the burger place and she heads back to ... 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