Dried llama fetuses

Cusco and Machu Picchu--Round II

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June 23rd 2009
So my goal is to finish these Peru entries in the next few weeks, not quite one year after having done this traveling, and hopefully before I leave for this summer’s trip. My Dad has suggested that it might be easier to accomplish this if I wrote less, which I’m willing to try, but it’s really just not my nature so I’ll make no promises. After leaving Arequipa, I flew into Cusco and spen ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

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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