View over Machu Picchu

"Jon, can we take one home please..."

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June 22nd 2010
Such has been the cry a number of times over the last few days. It seems Cusco is full of the cutest things imaginable, so over the last few days I've been subjected to numerous requests for us to bring home, variously, several stray (or possibly owned) dogs, a couple of young alpacas, and most worryingly a cafe-owner's baby (admittedly absolutely gorgeous, but I'd rather not indulge in kidnapping ... 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