Cusco Parades

Pumas, Parades and Gay Pride

---

August 20th 2006
After a very nice 1 hour flight at 5:30 a.m. on Friday morning, my group arrived in Cusco. Since our rooms weren't ready yet, we were forced to endure a walking tour of Cusco before the city was even awake! I would love to tell you what I learned, but I was half asleep, so I don't really remember. Oh wait, I do remember something (and it ties in with this blog's title)--the city is shaped like ... read more

South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco

---

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