Aguas Calientes

Cusco, Machu Picchu, and escaping disasters

January 26th 2010
We made it to Cusco Wednesday the 20th of January. Cusco is a lovely town and a very nice place to spend a few days or longer. Well, normally. We spent our first day visiting local museums and churches and arranging for tours for the coming days. Our first, the next day, was the City Tour, which visited Inca structures and sites within and immediately surrounding the city of Cusco. We p ... 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

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Many trips to Yucatan and Arizona. A bit of time in Crane Lake, Chiapas, Iceland, Ireland, Peru, New Orleans. Lived in Minnesota, California, Illinois, Texas, and Colorado. Now we call Wisconsin our home. We've been up and down the entire Midwest and visited some other states, too. We spent four months driving through Mexico and Central America. Then, five weeks traveling from the north to south of Peru. And then, a year later, four weeks more. Why? Well, why not! We've only just begun! Road trippin with the parents followed, but...forgot to blog; next time! We did ... full info

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