Sundown in Cusco

Cusco and the Inca Trail

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May 24th 2009
On the way to cusco we stop at a small holding where guinea pigs, alpacas and llamas were being raised - so we tried our hands at bottle feeding one of the baby alpacas, but didn't quite have the rolf harris touch. We arrived at a bustling Cusco and made our way to our hostel, high on a hill. We ended up staying for just two of our intended five nights - it had good views but little else going ... 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