Rach & Llama

Inca Time!

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June 11th 2006
After an overnight stop over Lima we took an early morning flight to the Inca Capital - Cusco After a slow start due to adjusting to the city´s altitude of 3500 metres above sea level, we set to exploring. Cusco is a vibrant city with a lot of character, full of hoards of tourists from all over the globe most of whom (including ourselves!) using as a base before embarking on the now world f ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

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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