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Acclimatising in Cusco

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July 20th 2009
No Gracias! I don't want a shoe shine, a massage, a pedicure, a manicure, a sweet, cocoa leaves, a photo of you and your Llama, a postcard, a painting, a hat, gloves, a pack of cigarettes or a finger puppet! Oh, and I'd like to pick my own restaurant thanks very much. Cusco is a beautiful town slightly marred by the need to swat away street sellers more often than you would mosq ... read more

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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