Young Girl with Lamb and Puppy

SCHOOL, STEPS, AND STREETS

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January 16th 2010
Nine days in Cusco and one week of Spanish lessons under our belts...7 more weeks of lessons to go... we can already occasionally make ourselves understandable to some Cusquenans(ie.Cusco residents, and coincidently the name of the popular local beer😊) with what has been unearthed within! After 3 days of acclimatizing to the altitude of Cusco, by last Monday we were both feeling well and ... 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