Cusco (17)

November 21st 2010
Ok, so Cusco isn't mysterious or gold but we were very impressed when we rocked up after our night bus from Arequipa. The main cultural city centre was full of impressive stone architecture and cathedrals, plazas, fountains and Inca stone walls and we liked it immediately. Checked into brand new Ecopackers hostel (the cleanest and shiniest hostel we've ever seen) and began our ''acclimatisation'' ... 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

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Hiya, we are Dee and Holly from Northampton, England. We left home on 1st October 2009 to see the world and were away for 447 days in total. Our journey started in India, Nepal and Hong Kong then SE Asia then Australia and New Zealand and South America . We were home for Christmas 2010. We were looking forward to finding paradise and the perfect mojito, dabbling in adventure and making new friends along the way. Holly was a little worried about going without hair straighteners and having to 'pack light'. Dee... full info

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