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Cuzco and nearby archeological sites

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September 5th 2009
On Monday 08/24/09 we got up and headed to the hotel’s dining room for breakfast. We had Andean cereal mixed with papaya and yogurt, eggs, bread, butter, strawberry jam, juice, coffee…a pretty good spread. We were supposed to meet up with Percy at 9am but Cathy wasn’t feeling very well (altitude sickness), so it took us a bit to get going waiting for the anti-altitude sickness pills to take ... 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