Brain Coral

Travel Sick

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August 3rd 2006
Howdy! A lot has happened since our last update. After being a little under the weather in Quito, we decided to take a plane to Esmeraldes on the coast. According to our book, ¨It is a shame that a place whose name means emerald should be so dirty and dangerous¨, so we went south to Sua. A nice little beach town, which is just what we needed for some r&r. We spent about a week there beach str ... 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