Ollie on hike

Cuzco

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August 14th 2006
We hopped on a short 7hr bus ride from Puno, the highlight of which was when a giant rock shot straight into the upper level of the bus through the front window and nearly killed the person in the front seat. We´re still not exactly sure how it happened. Oh, also, we saw how chickens are moved around in Peru - they´re stuffed into a sack, ten at a time, pretty much one on top of the other, st ... 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