Cusco

Cusco and the Sacred Valley

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May 23rd 2009
I woke up feeling rubbish again and couldn’t eat for feeling sick. I bought a few snacks for the bus in the hope I’d feel better later. I didn’t. The journey felt like an eternity but it was only a few hours. I was picked up at the bus station in Cusco and transferred to the hotel where I promptly fell asleep at 6pm. At 8 I was woken by the phone and was completely disorientated. What ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley

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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