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Cusco is absolutely beautiful

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November 12th 2010
I landed in Cusco approximately 7:45 this morning. The flight here from Lima I have to say was for me the most spellbinding of my life. We flew up close and personal to the snowcapped mountains. MY GOD!!!!!!! I was deathly tired after traveling for over 12 hours but, as soon as I saw the mountains, my camera started clicking. The flight crew on Peruvian Airlines, like the flight crew of my t ... 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