Roasted rodent and some really angry roosters.....yep sounds like Peru to me!!
May 31st 2010 Ok so yesterday was fun and interesting, to say the least. First I woke up later than usual, 8, and had breakfast. After that we (Mama Silva, Papa Silva, and Mama Silva's dad) went to a small town outside of Cusco (about 30 mins in a taxi) and got my first taste of Cuy (Guinea Pig). It was actually pretty good, but way too much. All four of us split two plates that had so much food on it for o
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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 
