Sacsayhuaman

Miss Typhoid Fever

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July 13th 2006
Hello! Well, as some of you already know, I never made it to the river for my adventurous whitewater rafting trip. Instead, I spent the entire weekend in the hospital! On Friday morning (while sleeping) I started feeling nauseous but attributed it to simply being nervous. But, sure enough, I woke up around 6am vomiting, terrible headache, and doubled over with a stomach ache. The whitewater c ... 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