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Cusco to Arequipa

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April 4th 2009
Rosco's Blog from Arequipa... We left Cusco around 8.45am and headed South to Sicuani, and headed West to Yauri, via unsealed mountain roads that took us in excess of 4,000m. We hped to get some lunch in Yauri, but the few ‘Resturants’ that we came across, Gerardo wouldn’t feed his dog there, so we moved on, stopping high in the next mountain pass to put on a bit more gear and munch a chocol ... read more

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon

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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