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Plaza de Armas

Photo taken by Emily on a beautiful, busy day in November
Post-Trek Exploration

April 23rd 2009
Cusco November 23, 2008 This morning I awoke to a festive ceremony of music and yelling downstairs. I stayed in bed and listened intently to the singing and the flutes or recorders or whatever they were. Some of them sounded off-pitch which didn't encourage me to go down there. Emily did. She said it wasn't as many people as it sounded like. A lot of kids and what appeared to be ... read more
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Peruvian Flag 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
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