The front courtyard at Amaru Hostal

CUSCO - Day 2

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August 14th 2010
CUSCO - DAY 2: Friday , August 13th: We woke up around 5am, not being able to sleep any longer. We were planning on a nice long hot shower, but lo and behold, no hot water! I convinced the cafeteria staff to let me take two hot coffees to our room. Ahhh... After the necessities, we went to the cafeteria and had a decent breakfast of juice, coffee, rolls with jam or butter, eggs, and yogurt ... 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