Cusco

We´re in Peru!

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May 13th 2006
I've had an amazing number of requests by people to keep another blog of our latest adventure... Huh! Didn't think anyone really read this stuff... Or maybe you guys are just being nice?! Well, here we are in Peru. It was a pretty rocky start, but smoothed out quite nicely once we actually got out of Calgary. I stayed up until 1 AM yesterday cleaning and packing and got up at 3:30 AM to do so ... 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