Cuzco streets

The Inca Capital

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October 12th 2009
Arriving in Cuzco at the Cruz del Sur office we again encountered the usual scene. With my patience wearing thin with the taxi drivers in Peru we both weren´t in the mood for their games. We were going to Incama hostel, they started at 10 soles which we knew was way overpriced, fair enough they can ask high, but when the guy tried to tell me the hostel was "muy lejos" or very far away (even thoug ... 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